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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 mean when he tells Bob to forget about the break in?
2. What does Don give Teach when he asks to be quizzed?
3. Who says, "you trying to kill yourself?" at the end of Act I?
4. What role does Teach say Don should play in the break in?
5. When Don gives Bob money to buy breakfast for Teach, what does Teach order?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Bob complain about Don's suggestion that they look up the value of his nickel in the coin book?
2. Why is Don certain that Fletcher will not rob the coin collector on his own?
3. What is the biggest problem that Don seems to be facing in the planning of the robbery?
4. Why is the setting important in Act I?
5. When Bob comes back with pie and Pepsi for his breakfast, what happens when Bob asks Don for money?
6. Why is Ruthie's phone call to Don important in diffusing the tense situation between Teach and Bob?
7. What new information about Fletcher comes out when Teach and Don argue about how to crack the combination of the safe?
8. What kind of advice does Teach give Don about scouting out the coin collector's house?
9. Describe events that lead up to Don hitting Teach.
10. Why doesn't Bob want to go to the hospital to have his ear checked?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe Ruthie and Grace's impact on Teach. Why is he so angry with them? Is his jealousy a factor in his perspective of them? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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