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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. Where are Grace and Ruthie having breakfast in Act I?
(a) Dining Extravaganza.
(b) The Butter N Muffin.
(c) The Riverside.
(d) Cafe Croissant.

2. What does Teach want Don to teach him about coins?
(a) He loves coins and wants to be an expert.
(b) What to take, what not to take.
(c) He has a valuable coin.
(d) He's starting his own shop.

3. Who is Don?
(a) Owner of a junk shop.
(b) Pig farmer.
(c) Cafe owner.
(d) Policeman.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bob returns from the diner, what does he buy for his breakfast?

2. How much is the 1929 penny worth?

3. Teach tells Don that he likes him like as a:

4. What does Bob say Fletcher stole from Ruthie?

5. Who says, "people are loose, people pay the price"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Don say that he wants Fletcher on the team?

3. What is the importance of time in Act II?

4. Describe Teach's behavior after he hits Bob.

5. What new information does Bob tell Don after he returns with breakfast?

6. How does Don seem to get angry with Bob over the news about Fletcher?

7. How does Don seem to be handling the plan for the robbery?

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

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

10. Why is Ruthie's phone call to Don important in diffusing the tense situation between Teach and Bob?

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