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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. For what does Jack thank Brady?
(a) Paying for him to come be in this fight.
(b) The opportunity to take a shot at the title.
(c) For giving him the title so easily.
(d) Allowing him to win.

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

3. Why does Goldie ask Ellie to excuse them?
(a) The reporters are about to arrive.
(b) He wants to talk to Jack in private.
(c) Jack needs to focus.
(d) He does not care for her.

4. 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?
(a) Inside the arena in Reno.
(b) Outside Jack's trailer.
(c) Outside the arena in Reno.
(d) Down the street from the arena.

5. About what is the performer's song?
(a) Whether Jack is a "coon."
(b) What it takes to be a "coon."
(c) A "coon" wishing he was white.
(d) He wishes he were a "coon."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jack greet Brady?

2. Why does Tick tell Ellie to stick around?

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

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

5. How does the crowd react to Jack's arrival?

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