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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Don first calls Fletcher, what response does he get?
(a) The phone just rings and rings.
(b) The phone is busy.
(c) The answering machine picks up.
(d) He says no, he won't do it.

2. What room does Teach believe the coin collector will hide his coins in?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Dining room.
(c) Study.
(d) Bedroom.

3. What does Teach say about what the coin collector is doing for the weekend?
(a) He's in an out of the house.
(b) He can't be sure if he's gone.
(c) He's refinishing his porch.
(d) He's working at home.

4. What does Bob say Fletcher stole from Ruthie?
(a) Family heirlooms.
(b) A car.
(c) Pig iron.
(d) A musical instrument.

5. How much does Don tell Teach he sells his collectibles for?
(a) Sixteen cents.
(b) Twenty dollars each.
(c) Fifteen dollars each.
(d) One dollar.

6. What is Don's first guess about the value of the 1929 penny that Teach quizzes him on?
(a) One dollar.
(b) Two cents.
(c) Thirty-six dollars.
(d) Twenty.

7. Who does Don call on the phone in Act I?
(a) An insurance agent.
(b) A collector.
(c) The police.
(d) His mother.

8. When the coin collector visited Don's shop, he was:
(a) Dressed in jeans.
(b) Wearing tennis shoes.
(c) Well-dressed.
(d) Wearing shorts.

9. How much does Don sell a buffalo nickel for?
(a) Thirty-five dollars.
(b) Ninety dollars.
(c) Nineteen dollars.
(d) Sixty dollars.

10. When Teach asks to be part of the break in, what does Don say?
(a) That he'll tell him his decision in the morning.
(b) He wants Teach to be the main guy on the job.
(c) That he needs to think about it for a second.
(d) "Absolutely!"

11. What is the setting of Act I?
(a) Cafe.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Don's Resale Shop.
(d) Gas station.

12. Don says the coin collector will put the coins in his:
(a) Suitcase.
(b) Desk drawer.
(c) Kitchen drawer.
(d) Pants pockets.

13. What does Don suggest Bob should take at breakfast time?
(a) Something for his headache.
(b) More coffee.
(c) Tea.
(d) Vitamins.

14. What does Teach say about Don's attitude toward Bob?
(a) Wants Don to send Bob to college.
(b) He admires his loyalty.
(c) Wants Don to be more loyal.
(d) Wants Don to be friendlier.

15. In Act I, what two things does Teach tell Don should be kept separated?
(a) Eating and drinking.
(b) Love and courtship.
(c) Shopping and dating.
(d) Friendship and money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character speaks first in Act I?

2. What does Don give Teach when he asks to be quizzed?

3. How does Teach describe the division of labor between him, Don, and Fletcher?

4. Who says, action counts," in Act I?

5. How much does Don think the coin collector would have paid for the buffalo nickel if he had negotiated harder?

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