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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Booth ask Lincoln to take part in with him near the end of Scene 5?

2. What does Lincoln tell Booth he landed a job as the beginning of Scene 6?

3. What can Lincoln not take his eyes off at the end of Scene 4?

4. What part of Lincoln's work costume does he rip?

5. What does Lincoln show Booth to do in Scene 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Booth announce to Lincoln in regard to Grace in Scene 6?

2. In Scene 4, how does Lincoln describe some of the people he has hustled money out of?

3. What is the nature of Lincoln's playing with cards at the end of Scene 4?

4. What reasons do the brothers give for why their parents left in Scene 5?

5. How does Lincoln react when Booth suggests they form a hustling team in Scene 5?

6. Describe Lincoln's mood at the beginning of Scene 4.

7. What is the nature of the description of Lincoln and Booth's "inheritance" in Scene 5?

8. In Scene 5, what is Booth's opinion of his parents abandoning him and Lincoln?

9. Describe Booth's appearance in his room at the beginning of Scene 5.

10. Describe the end of the scene after Booth goes into a rage at the end of Scene 6.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of clothing in the play. What do clothes represent to the play's characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the portrayal of life as a struggle in the play.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the nature of Booth's "bad part" in the play. What might his reliance on this excuse say about his character?

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