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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. What do Phil Romano and James Daley bring to the gathering?
(a) Barbecue and beer.
(b) Pizza and beer.
(c) Chinese take out.
(d) Fried chicken and beer.

2. What job does George have in the town?
(a) Police chief.
(b) Football coach.
(c) Mayor.
(d) City attorney.

3. What do the four men joke about together?
(a) James' old car.
(b) The coach's argyle socks.
(c) Tom's bad haircut.
(d) Phil's collection of pornographic films.

4. What is the information learned about George's political opponent?
(a) She had an abortion.
(b) She is having an affair.
(c) He was a slumlord.
(d) He was a Communist.

5. George asks Tom if Tom has a ______________ problem.
(a) Drinking.
(b) Money.
(c) Career.
(d) Health.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the coach yell out at the men and want them to do when he enters the house?

2. To what does the coach compare this team of men?

3. Who is George's wife?

4. The coach tells the men that they must ________________ in times of danger and dissension.

5. At whose home does Act 1 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role did Coach play in George's decision to institutionalize his special needs child?

2. Who are the first two characters to be introduced in the play?

3. How do Coach and Phil seem to be especially tied to the past?

4. What does Coach reveal about his past that sheds light on his anti-Semitic views?

5. How does Coach respond inappropriately when Tom falls down the steps?

6. Describe the setting for Act 1.

7. What is the nature of Coach's illness as discussed by George and Tom?

8. What does George share with Tom regarding the upcoming re-election campaign?

9. What theory does James have for why George's wife may have started an affair with Phil?

10. How does James' interest in running for mayor come up in conversation?

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