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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Nat work at his true profession?
(a) Forty-one years.
(b) Sixty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Twenty-five years.

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

3. What are the last words the Cowboy says in the play?
(a) Come here, pops.
(b) Forget the money.
(c) You can't even see.
(d) Afternoon, Jack.

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

5. What did the Tenants' Committee find out?
(a) There's no HURTSFOE.
(b) Midge was under arrest.
(c) Nat stole their lobby furniture.
(d) Clara was not a lawyer.

6. When does Nat tell the Cowboy was "their last active year"?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1980.

7. Who says, "Please, I assure you, my wounds require no further salt . . ."?
(a) Clara.
(b) Midge.
(c) Nat.
(d) Laurie.

8. What does Nat tell Midge his true profession was?
(a) A tie salesman.
(b) A watchmaker.
(c) A jeweler.
(d) A waiter.

9. Who did Midge refuse to see while he was away?
(a) Clara.
(b) Gilley.
(c) Laurie.
(d) Nat.

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

11. Who says, "City gone rotten, shills like you"?
(a) Gilley.
(b) The Cowboy.
(c) Clara.
(d) Midge.

12. What does Midge show as a trophy to Nat in Act 2 Scene 3?
(a) A badge of honor.
(b) A knife.
(c) A piece of buckskin fringe.
(d) A cigar.

13. 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.

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

15. What is the "undercover name" Midge goes by in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Kentucky Clide.
(b) Buffalo Brown.
(c) Missouri Jack.
(d) Montana Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing we see before the blackout in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. Where does Nat tell Midge he really lives?

3. Who says, "Has anybody there mentioned firing you since I dealt with Danforth? Do you still have your home?"

4. Where did Midge learn he'd lost his job?

5. What did Midge see in front of his bed every night?

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