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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Miriamne related to Garth?
(a) She and Garth are lovers.
(b) She is Garth's fiancée.
(c) She is Garth's cousin.
(d) She is Garth's sister.

2. Who dances with Miriamne during Lucia's last performance?
(a) Trock.
(b) Carr.
(c) Mio.
(d) Garth.

3. Where is Act 1, Scene 3 set?
(a) On top of the bridge.
(b) In a basement apartment near the bridge.
(c) On the roof of the tenement building.
(d) On the banks of a river under a bridge.

4. What is the Tramp doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Washing a shirt.
(b) Watching the river.
(c) Digging himself into a pile of rags to sleep.
(d) Stealing an apple.

5. What does Garth confess to Miriamne at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He is afraid of Trock.
(b) He was an accessory to murder during a robbery.
(c) He would rather die than go back to prison.
(d) He is ready to leave town.

6. Why doesn't Miriamne want to come back inside the apartment?
(a) She is waiting for Lucia
(b) She is waiting for Shadow.
(c) She has been crying.
(d) She is angry with Garth.

7. In Act 1, Scene 3, who begins to defend the Policeman?
(a) Mio.
(b) Miriamne.
(c) Judge Gaunt.
(d) Esdras.

8. Where does Garth tell Miriamne to go in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) To school.
(b) To the store.
(c) Into her bedroom.
(d) Away.

9. What belief does Trock have about the local authorities?
(a) Only those who can be bribed can be trusted.
(b) They want him back in prison.
(c) He no longer cares about authority.
(d) They are all liars.

10. What does Lucia tell Piny to do at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Ignore Trock.
(b) Look on the bright side.
(c) Fetch the police.
(d) Pass the peas.

11. Whom does the Radical accuse of capitalist oppression?
(a) The Policeman.
(b) Mio.
(c) Judge Gaunt.
(d) Esdras.

12. Where is Act 1, Scene 2 set?
(a) On top of the bridge.
(b) On the roof of the tenement building.
(c) In a basement apartment near the bridge.
(d) On the banks of a river under a bridge.

13. Who enters the room with Trock in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Esdras.
(b) Shadow.
(c) Miriamne.
(d) Garth.

14. How does Miriamne know about the letter?
(a) She fished it out of the commode.
(b) She saw the pieces in the trash can.
(c) It fell as she was making Garth's bed.
(d) She found it on the floor of Garth's room.

15. How does Garth defend himself against Trock's accusations?
(a) He reminds Trock who is the leader.
(b) He lists all the things he has done for Trock.
(c) He points out that he destroyed the letter.
(d) He points out that Romagna is already dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Trock fear death?

2. In Act 1, Scene 2, who asks Miriamne to leave the room?

3. What does Trock ask both Esdras and Miriamne to do in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. In Act 1, Scene 2, why are both Trock and Garth unhappy?

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, where are the Two Young Men?

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