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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 he was o.k.
(b) To see if his apartment was available.
(c) To request he be checked into a nursing home.
(d) To turn him in for theft.

2. Who is sitting on the bridge at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Celia.
(b) Nat.
(c) Laurie.
(d) Midge.

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

4. 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.

5. Who was the Chairman at the worker's union that Nat speaks about?
(a) Feigenbaum.
(b) Worstein.
(c) Lichenstein.
(d) Lenin.

6. What does Nat compare to Siberia?
(a) Great Neck.
(b) Forest Hills.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Southside.

7. Who is Dr. Engels a reference to?
(a) The leader of the Jewish American Union.
(b) The co-writer of The Communist Manifesto.
(c) A Medieval Painter.
(d) A 19th-Century Children's writer.

8. Where does Nat tell Clara he's going to live with his daughter?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Israel.
(c) Wales.
(d) Chicago.

9. How long does Nat say he was dead?
(a) Two minutes.
(b) Nine minutes.
(c) Six minutes.
(d) Thirty minutes.

10. How much money does Laurie owe the Cowboy?
(a) $200.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $400.
(d) $1,500.

11. What does Laurie carry when she crosses the bridge?
(a) A sketch pad.
(b) A suitcase.
(c) A purse.
(d) A dog.

12. What song is playing at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) "Once Under the Huckleberry Bush."
(b) "We All Scream For Ice Cream."
(c) "The Saints Go Marching In."
(d) "The Polka Song of Daniel."

13. What does Nat offer to Midge while they're waiting for the Head of the Tenants' Committee to return?
(a) Some candy.
(b) A cigar.
(c) A drink.
(d) A joint.

14. How much money does Laurie give the Cowboy?
(a) $320.
(b) $400.
(c) $1,500.
(d) $100.

15. What is the name of the girl Nat tells Clara he fell in love with at the Grand Street Library?
(a) Donna Sweichman.
(b) Ellen Heimmerstien.
(c) Sarah Lichman.
(d) Hannah Pearlman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Head of the Tenants' Committee where Midge lives?

2. How many times does Nat say he broke his hip last year?

3. What do Midge and Nat relate about their dreams?

4. What time is it at the opening of Act 1?

5. Where does the Cowboy enter from?

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