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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 is Don's last name?

2. What does Don tell Bob that he admires about Fletcher?

3. Who says, "you trying to kill yourself?" at the end of Act I?

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

5. Who says, "you'll be in there under lots of pressure," when he's talking about the break in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What time is Teach supposed to be back at the shop for the break in?

3. In what way does Teach tell Don conflicting information in Act II?

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

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

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

7. Why does Don ask Fletcher if he's had a chance to take a nap when Teach is talking about free enterprise?

8. What reason is Bob supposed to give the hospital for how he got hurt?

9. What is the relationship between Don and Bob?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the buffalo nickel in this play? How does the nickel, which sells for quite a profit in the beginning of the play, become the impetus for Don's plan to rob his customer? What motivates Don to plan the robbery?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Fletcher's role in the play. Do you think his role is meant to create conflict? Why or why not?

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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