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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Don think the coin collector would have paid for the buffalo nickel if he had negotiated harder?
(a) Five times as much as he paid Don.
(b) Less than what he paid.
(c) Four dollars more.
(d) Six times more.

2. Who says, "you trying to kill yourself?" at the end of Act I?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Bob.
(c) Grace.
(d) Don.

3. Why does Teach finally agree to have Fletcher help with the break in?
(a) He thinks he's a great worker.
(b) He's his friend.
(c) He likes to work with Fletcher.
(d) Safety in numbers.

4. What does Don eat for breakfast?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Nuts.
(d) Yogurt.

5. When Bob gets his money from Don and leaves the shop in Act I, who says, "it's best for everybody"?
(a) Fletcher.
(b) Don.
(c) Bob.
(d) Teach.

6. How does Teach describe the division of labor between him, Don, and Fletcher?
(a) Equal partners.
(b) Teach is better than the others.
(c) Don is stronger than the others.
(d) Security. Muscle. Intelligence.

7. 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.

8. What time is Teach supposed to arrive back at Don's shop that night?
(a) Ten.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Nine.

9. What does Teach call the coin collector at the end of Act I?
(a) Respected man.
(b) Good businessman.
(c) Musician.
(d) A fruit.

10. How much money did Fletcher win at cards, according to Don?
(a) Ninety dollars.
(b) Sixty dollars.
(c) Four hundred dollars.
(d) Two thousand dollars.

11. How much is the 1929 penny worth?
(a) Sixty dollars.
(b) Twenty cents.
(c) Seventy-five cents.
(d) Two dollars.

12. What time of day is it in the first scene of the play?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Lunchtime.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Morning.

13. How does Teach plan to get into the coin collector's house?
(a) With a key.
(b) Through the garage.
(c) Through an open window.
(d) Through the back door.

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

15. What does Don want back from the coin collector when they break into his home?
(a) His money.
(b) His buffalo nickel.
(c) His collectibles.
(d) His business card.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bob say about Ruthie when he first mentions her?

2. How does Teach describe the bacon that he gets for breakfast?

3. Who says, "don't push me, Don ... I am not other people"?

4. Why doesn't Teach want to answer Don's question about alternative ways to get into the house?

5. How much money does Don say he'll pay Bob for spotting the coin collector they plan to steal from?

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