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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What newspaper is Midge reading in Act 1?
(a) The Sporting News.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The San Diego Tribune.

2. Where does Midge work as a building super?
(a) 644 Central Park West.
(b) 321 Central Park West.
(c) 23 Central Park East.
(d) 949 Central Park East.

3. How long has Midge held his current job?
(a) Forty-seven years.
(b) Thirty-nine years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Forty-two years.

4. What do Midge and Nat relate about their dreams?
(a) They no longer dream.
(b) They dream in color.
(c) They dream more than when they were young.
(d) They dream in black-and-white.

5. Which character says, "Hey, how 'bout you go sit with them old dudes in fronta the Welfare Hotel, them old butter brains . . ."?
(a) Laura.
(b) Ben.
(c) Midge.
(d) Nat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Clara receive as a birthday present when she was ten?

2. Where does Clara live?

3. What song can be heard in the distance as the play begins?

4. How much does Nat say the emergency room bill cost?

5. Why did the manager of the Fine Arts Theatre call thinking there was going to be a Congressional Investigation?

(see the answer key)

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