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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is revealed about Jack and Ellie, regarding how they met?
(a) They met on a boat going to Australia.
(b) They were in the same hotel in Sydney.
(c) They were on the same boat coming back from Australia.
(d) They met in a bar in Chicago.

2. When does Goldie say the fight is scheduled?
(a) Labor Day.
(b) Fourth of July.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) Easter Sunday.

3. How does the crowd react to Jack's arrival?
(a) They cheer.
(b) There are no cheers.
(c) They cry.
(d) They say nothing.

4. From whom does Brady face intense pressure?
(a) Smity, Fred, and Jack.
(b) Cap'n Dan, Jack, and Smitty.
(c) Fred, Cap'n Dan, and Smitty.
(d) Jack, Ellie, and Fred.

5. How does Jack respond when Smitty asks whether Jack really thinks he can win?
(a) He does not want to win.
(b) He is not sure if he will win.
(c) He is convinced he will win.
(d) He is sure he will not win.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the boxer fight that makes him seem like he does not fight "like a man?"

2. Where are several things are going on, such as a dice game, bets on the outcome of the fight, and a performer in blackface performing for a group of fans unable to get into the arena itself?

3. What does a Deacon tell Jack?

4. When Cap'n Dan and Fred discuss the terms of the fight, who is named the referee?

5. How does the play begin?

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