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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 Lincoln say happened when he played one last hustling game?
2. What does Lincoln say he "ain't doin" to no one in Scene 4 regarding hustling?
3. What does Lincoln use as a urinal at the beginning of Scene 4?
4. What does Booth tell Lincoln regarding his needing a job in Scene 6?
5. Finish the sentence: "I said you could see the bigger end of the big city with a little more _____".
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Lincoln and Booth's first three-card monte game in Scene 6.
2. What do Lincoln and Booth discuss in regard to their parents leaving them in Scene 5?
3. Describe the end of the scene after Booth goes into a rage at the end of Scene 6.
4. In Scene 4, how does Lincoln describe some of the people he has hustled money out of?
5. How does Lincoln react when Booth tells him he must move in Scene 6?
6. In Scene 4, what does Lincoln say happened when he chose to hustle again despite his doubts?
7. What is the nature of Booth's dialogue just before he slams the door and leaves at the end of Scene 5?
8. Describe how Lincoln approaches his three-card monte setup in Scene 4.
9. What reasons do the brothers give for why their parents left in Scene 5?
10. Why does Lincoln tell Booth they should play cards with real money in Scene 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's portrayal of Booth as someone lacking self-control. What motivations does she have for portraying him in such a way?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of control in the play. Which characters exhibited control and how did they gain this power? What did control represent to the play's characters?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Booth's tendency to emasculate Lincoln in the play. What reasons does he have for doing this? What does this act say about his character?
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