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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does Nick tell the newsboy to return?
(a) August 7 of next year.
(b) November 7 of next year.
(c) June 7 of next year.
(d) April 7 of next year.

2. What does Joe make Tom do while the music plays?
(a) Sing.
(b) Whistle.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sit and listen.

3. Why is Dudley so excited after receiving a phone call?
(a) Elsie is coming to the bar.
(b) His home loan was approved.
(c) His wife just had a baby.
(d) He got a new job.

4. What is Joe doing at a table by himself?
(a) Drinking
(b) Playing cards
(c) Watching TV
(d) Texting

5. What is Murphy's real name?
(a) Johnny Carson.
(b) Kit Carson.
(c) Wyatt Earp.
(d) Bill Hickock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joe give Tom a nickel?

2. How does Willie acknowledge people?

3. What nationality is Nick?

4. Which one of Nick's family members comes into the bar and delights Nick with his/her presence?

5. Joe is always eager, yet always ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tom behave when he discovers Kitty is a prostitute?

2. How does Joe explain Tom's love for Kitty and how Kitty deserves to have a nicer life?

3. How does Nick show his soft-hearted side to those who are down on their luck?

4. What problems to people seem to create for themselves according to Krupp?

5. How does the author use humor in Kit Carson's character in Act 4?

6. What does Joe want Tom to do with the gun?

7. How does the author show that Joe is trying to be a better person?

8. How does Tom play into Kitty's childhood dreams of what she wanted for her life?

9. How does Joe react to Tom's question?

10. What are Elsie and Dudly's perspectives on loving without pain?

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