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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. What does Don eat for breakfast?

2. What does Don give Teach when he asks to be quizzed?

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

4. What does Don suggest Bob should take at breakfast time?

5. What does Teach say about Ruthie's card-playing skills?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where and when does Act II take place?

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

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

5. Why is Don so upset that Fletcher has not arrived in the evening?

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

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

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

9. How does Don feel about Teach bringing a gun to the robbery, and what does Teach say about it?

10. Why does Teach object to sending Bob to break in to the coin collector's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Teach says, "we all live like the cavemen" after the violent encounter between him, Don, and Bob. Discuss the meaning of this statement as it pertains to Teach. How does Teach act more like a caveman than the other two characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss your view of Teach as a "businessman." What does he like best about his business deal with Don? Does it seem an easy way to earn a fast buck? Provide specific textual examples to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Describe several instances of the way humor is used in American Buffalo. Does David Mamet use humor effectively? Why or why not?

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