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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Teach think they should steal other items besides the coins?

2. Who says he's angry, then hurt about bringing Fletcher on board for the break in job?

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

4. In Act I, what two things does Teach tell Don should be kept separated?

5. What room does Teach believe the coin collector will hide his coins in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Don and Bob?

2. How does the issue of Fletcher's whereabouts finally get resolved?

3. Who is the first person to mention that Fletcher is at Masonic Hospital, and why is this important?

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

5. What kind of mood is Teach in when he first enters the junk shop?

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

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

8. What does Bob reveal about why he bought the nickel after he has been hit?

9. How do Teach and Don use money to get Bob to leave the store at night?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the problems between Teach and Don. What intensifies their anger and causes them to lash out at each other?

Essay Topic 2

What causes Teach to destroy Don's shop? What does this scene suggest about Teach's emotional reaction to events not going his way? In what other scenes does he react emotionally when Don makes decisions about the robbery?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of Teach's watch as a symbol of his lack of dependability. Why does he say he lost it and then later that he hocked it?

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