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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Midge in the hospital?
(a) Twelve days.
(b) One week.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

2. How much severance pay will Midge get in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Seven weeks.
(b) Nine weeks.
(c) Ten weeks.
(d) Four weeks.

3. What did Midge see in front of his bed every night?
(a) His ex-wife.
(b) Clara's smile.
(c) The Cowboy's eyes.
(d) Nat's eyes.

4. What does Nat do at the very end of the play?
(a) Stabs Midge.
(b) Sings a lullaby.
(c) Sits on the bench and begins a story.
(d) Walks out with his cane.

5. Who is alone at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Nat.
(b) Midge.
(c) Clara.
(d) Laurie.

6. What does Midge have with him in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) A walker.
(b) A quad-cane.
(c) A gun.
(d) A briefcase.

7. Where did Clara meet Nat on Friday?
(a) Her house.
(b) The Socialist's Club.
(c) The Retirement Home.
(d) The park.

8. What kind of hat is Nat wearing in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Beret.
(b) Fedora.
(c) Top-hat.
(d) Homburg.

9. Where does Nat say he worked until he was 73?
(a) First Union Bank.
(b) The Socialist Headquarters.
(c) Times Square Jewelers.
(d) Deitz's Deli.

10. Whom does Nat refer to the Cowboy as?
(a) Gene Autry.
(b) John Wayne.
(c) Shane.
(d) Matt Dylon.

11. When does Nat say he and his partner flew here to speak to the Cowboy?
(a) This afternoon.
(b) Last night.
(c) Last week.
(d) This morning.

12. Approximately what time is it at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) 7:00 p.m.
(b) 8:00 p.m.
(c) 6:00 p.m.
(d) 9:00 a.m.

13. Whom does Nat claim Midge acted like with the Cowboy?
(a) General Custer.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Winston Churchill.

14. What did Danforth bring to Midge in the hospital?
(a) A fruit basket.
(b) His paycheck.
(c) His knife.
(d) His severance pay.

15. What does the Cowboy throw to the ground in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Nat's glasses.
(b) A knife.
(c) Midge's glasses.
(d) Nat's walker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nat say will come looking for him if he doesn't return by 7 in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. What does Nat take from his jacket pocket in Act 2, Scene 3?

3. What does Nat say he has retired?

4. What does Nat claim he's stopped doing in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. Who says, "Tell me the truth; Gilley's back, ain't he?"

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