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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nat say that six tenants called the landlord after he was rushed to the hospital for his bypass?
(a) To see if his apartment was available.
(b) To request he be checked into a nursing home.
(c) To see if he was o.k.
(d) To turn him in for theft.

2. What is Clara's last name?
(a) Fletcher.
(b) Gelber.
(c) Reissman.
(d) Johnson.

3. Which character is African American?
(a) Midge.
(b) Nat.
(c) Warren.
(d) The Cowboy.

4. What item of the thug's does Midge have in Act 2?
(a) His watch.
(b) His gun.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His knive.

5. Who does Nat's daughter think his therapist is?
(a) Dr. Friedrich Engels.
(b) Dr. Frank Woolverton.
(c) Dr. Richard Dawkins.
(d) Dr. Emily Anderson.

6. Why did Nat make a scene with the butcher a month ago?
(a) He was rude.
(b) They were out of steak.
(c) The meat was bad.
(d) The prices.

7. What is Midge's last name?
(a) Carter.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Washington.
(d) Smith.

8. What does Midge put over his face to ignore Nat in Act 2?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A book.
(c) His hand.
(d) A newspaper.

9. What time is it at the opening of Act 1?
(a) 8:00 a.m.
(b) 7:00 p.m.
(c) 1:00 p.m.
(d) 3:00 p.m.

10. What kind of furnace is in the building that Midge oversees?
(a) Erie City Special.
(b) Crescent City Special.
(c) Anderson Heating.
(d) Williams & Son.

11. Which character says, "I have decided to handle this Danforth matter for you. Don't worry. The Exploiters, the Land Owners, the Capitalist Fat Cats, I eat them for lunch"?
(a) Nat.
(b) Midge.
(c) The Cowboy.
(d) Danforth.

12. Who had his wallet stolen the night before Act 2 begins?
(a) Nat.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Midge.
(d) Danforth.

13. What's the second name Nat claims is his cover name?
(a) Sam Schwartzman.
(b) Richard Nightingale.
(c) Ringo Starr.
(d) Harry Schwartzman.

14. How much time has passed between Act 1 and Act 2 Scene 1?
(a) One week.
(b) Two days.
(c) One day.
(d) Twelve days.

15. What is sitting on the bench between the old men?
(a) A dog.
(b) A brown sack.
(c) A briefcase.
(d) A box.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does the play take place?

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

3. What hospital was Clara born in?

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

5. What is the name of the senior home that Clara presents to Nat?

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