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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nat do at the very end of the play?

2. What does Midge take out when he turns to the Cowboy?

3. What is the last thing we see before the blackout in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. What song repeats itself from Act 1, Scene 1 as the lights come up in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. Where is there a cop nearby at this time of night in Act 2, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character Laurie. What does she represent to Midge and Nat? What does she represent to the play as a whole (allegorically, symbolically)?

Essay Topic 2

How does Nat feel about his daughter's ideals? What has changed in their relationship? How does Clara feel about her father?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the things that Nat and Midge commiserate on in the course of the play? How do these things bring them closer together? How do they override their differences?

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