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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of hat is the Cowboy wearing?
(a) Fedora.
(b) Sombrero.
(c) Homburg.
(d) Stetson.

2. What does Midge want to do with his "trophy?"
(a) Give it to Clara.
(b) Put it on a plaque.
(c) Frame it.
(d) Give it to Nat.

3. What does Midge take out when he turns to the Cowboy?
(a) His newspaper.
(b) The knife.
(c) His gloves.
(d) His cane.

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

5. What does Nat take out from his jacket while talking to the Cowboy?
(a) His flask.
(b) Money.
(c) His pills.
(d) A cigar.

6. How long does the Cowboy say he's seen Nat and Midge here?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) A week.
(c) Four days.
(d) Two days.

7. What is Laurie's last name?
(a) Douglas.
(b) Williams.
(c) Smith.
(d) Warren.

8. What does the Cowboy grab to shake Nat with?
(a) His cane.
(b) His scarf.
(c) His shoulders.
(d) His coat.

9. What does Nat no longer have with him in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) His lunch bag.
(b) His walker.
(c) His glasses.
(d) His briefcase.

10. What does Nat say he has retired?
(a) His mouth.
(b) Himself.
(c) His walker.
(d) His daughter.

11. What did Midge injure in his run-in with the Cowboy?
(a) His arm.
(b) His shoulder.
(c) His hip.
(d) His wrist.

12. Who says, "Tell me the truth; Gilley's back, ain't he?"
(a) Nat.
(b) Laurie.
(c) Midge.
(d) Clara.

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

14. How long does Midge have left at his apartment?
(a) Ten weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Four weeks.

15. How long does Midge say it's been since he smoked a cigarette?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Sixteen years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Thirty-two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Nat work at his true profession?

2. Who says, "City gone rotten, shills like you"?

3. What is one thing Midge suggests Nat might have claimed to be in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. What does Nat tell Midge his true profession was?

5. What is the false name Nat goes by in Act 2, Scene 2?

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