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

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

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

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

5. What does Nat do when the Cowboy lets go of him?
(a) He pulls out a knife.
(b) He falls to the ground.
(c) He punches him.
(d) He laughs.

6. Where did Midge learn he'd lost his job?
(a) The carousel.
(b) The fountain.
(c) The hospital.
(d) His apartment.

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

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

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

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

11. Where does the Cowboy enter from in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The tunnel.
(b) The lake.
(c) The overpass.
(d) The road.

12. What is one thing Midge suggests Nat might have claimed to be in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) A Congressman.
(b) The man who invented novocaine.
(c) A madman.
(d) A Senator.

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

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

15. What is Midge doing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Smoking a cigarette.
(b) Buying cotton candy.
(c) Reading the paper.
(d) Drinking from a flask.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Cowboy throw to the ground in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. Who enters from the tunnel in Act 2, Scene 3?

3. How long does Midge have left at his apartment?

4. What does Midge tell the Cowboy he can see "with a hat on it"?

5. Where is Act 2, Scene 2 set?

(see the answer keys)

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