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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Complete the sentence: "just show me how to do the ____ part of the card hustle, man."
(a) Hook.
(b) Sneaky.
(c) Crooked.
(d) Sly.

2. What does Booth compare Lincoln to in order to emasculate him?
(a) A flat tire.
(b) A gun firing blanks.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A lame duck.

3. Why is Booth dressed as the character he is in Scene 1?
(a) He lost a bet.
(b) For work.
(c) His brother made him.
(d) For fun.

4. What does Lincoln do after Booth asks him to show him a trick in the card hustle at the end of Scene 3?
(a) Goes to sleep.
(b) Goes to work.
(c) Goes to a bar.
(d) Meets with his ex-wife.

5. For whom does Booth get the items he unloads at the beginning of Scene 2?
(a) Grace.
(b) Himself and Lincoln.
(c) Himself.
(d) Lincoln.

6. Where is Lincoln coming from when he enters the room in Scene 1?
(a) His job.
(b) A park.
(c) The store.
(d) A bar.

7. What did the death of the man who is mentioned at the end of Scene 2 cause Lincoln to do?
(a) Become homeless.
(b) Quit hustling.
(c) Start drinking.
(d) Get divorced.

8. What is the name of the bar Lincoln discusses in Scene 1?
(a) Hankys.
(b) Luckys.
(c) Jimmys.
(d) Smittys.

9. Who does the kid asking for Lincoln's autograph say he's been learning about in school?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Honest Abe.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Uncle Sam.

10. Who is the author of the play Topdog/underdog?
(a) Pearl Cleage.
(b) Suzan-Lori Parks.
(c) Aurin Squire.
(d) Lynn Nottage.

11. Who is Lincoln dressed as in Scene 1?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Thomas Edison.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) George Washington.

12. What is Booth's girlfriends name?
(a) Cookie.
(b) Grace.
(c) Jane.
(d) Mary.

13. Who has Booth just come from seeing at the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) His boss.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His girlfriend.

14. How much does Lincoln ask for when a person asks for his autograph in Scene 1?
(a) $5.
(b) $10.
(c) $1.
(d) $20.

15. What does Booth unload at the beginning of Scene 2?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Money.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Clothes and shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Booth say he does not understand about Lincoln near the end of Scene 2?

2. What was the man whose death is mentioned at the end of Scene 2 doing when he died?

3. What business does Booth propose he and Lincoln go into in Scene 1?

4. What does Lincoln advise Booth to do in terms of card dealing in Scene 1?

5. What does Booth suggest Lincoln do if he were to lose his job at the end of Scene 3?

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