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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. Why does Teach think Ruthie won at cards?
(a) Grace helped her by looking at the other players' cards.
(b) She's very skilled.
(c) She learned from her dad.
(d) She's practiced a lot.

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

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

4. Who suggests Fletcher should be brought in to help with the break in?
(a) Teach.
(b) Don.
(c) Bob.
(d) Ruthie.

5. Who thinks the coin collector will not hide his coins in the basement?
(a) Teach.
(b) Fletcher.
(c) Earl.
(d) Bob.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "we do not need this guy," in response to the idea of bringing in Fletcher to help with the break in?

2. What is Teach's philosophy about running a business?

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

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. What did Grace say when Teach takes food from her plate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Don try to teach Bob at the beginning of the play?

2. What does Don want to steal from the coin collector?

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

4. What is Teach's reaction to having Fletcher on the break in job?

5. How does Don use food to console Teach at the beginning of Act I?

6. What does Teach mention about Bob that makes Don angry after he's given Bob fifty dollars?

7. What happens when Teach and Don talk out their plan for the break in?

8. Why is Don certain that Fletcher will not rob the coin collector on his own?

9. Why is the setting important in Act I?

10. What kind of person does Bob seem to be?

(see the answer keys)

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