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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a dead-pig leg spreader?
(a) A book title.
(b) Keeps the legs apart while the blood runs out.
(c) A hunting game.
(d) A song title.

2. Who says, action counts," in Act I?
(a) Ruthie.
(b) Fletch.
(c) Teach.
(d) Don.

3. What does Don give Teach when he asks to be quizzed?
(a) Paintings.
(b) A business card for a coin dealer.
(c) A paper about pennies.
(d) The book about coins.

4. How does Don reply when Teach asks him if he's going to "get" the man who bought his nickel?
(a) "You know I am."
(b) "Why would I want to?"
(c) "I'm not into that."
(d) "No, thanks."

5. In Act I, what does Teach call Bob when he and Don are talking about the robbery plan?
(a) The best for the job.
(b) The kid.
(c) Little brother.
(d) Competitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Don call on the phone in Act I?

2. When Don and Bob are talking about advance money in Act I, what does Teach ask to see at the shop?

3. What is Don's last name?

4. In reference to the coin book, who says, "this is what I'm saying ... you got to know what you're talking about"?

5. Who told Teach he doesn't know what the date was on the buffalo nickel that he sold?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and when does Act II take place?

2. What kind of philosophical teachings does Teach give Don when they are putting the final touches on the robbery plan?

3. Why does Bob complain about Don's suggestion that they look up the value of his nickel in the coin book?

4. Why does Teach object to Don eating yogurt for breakfast?

5. Describe events that lead up to Don hitting Teach.

6. What does Teach tell Don and Bob about the way Ruthie treated him at The Riverside?

7. In the beginning of the play, how is it clear that Teach does not think highly of Bob?

8. What are Bob's injuries after being hit by Teach?

9. What do Bob and Don argue about in the opening scene of Act II?

10. What is the biggest problem that Don seems to be facing in the planning of the robbery?

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