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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nat eventually tell Midge a story about at the end of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Being a movie mogul.
(b) Being a spy.
(c) Being a movie star.
(d) Being a bank robber.

3. What does Nat take from his jacket pocket in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) A brochure for Israel.
(b) Midge's newspaper.
(c) Gilley's knife.
(d) A brochure for West End Senior Center.

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

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

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

7. What has Nat begun calling Midge later in the play?
(a) Buffalo Bill.
(b) Nelson.
(c) Carter.
(d) Midge.

8. Where does Nat tell Midge he really lives?
(a) The Lower East Side.
(b) The Retirement Home for the Blind.
(c) The Amsterdam Hotel.
(d) Harlem.

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

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

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

12. What does the Cowboy call Midge?
(a) Buffalo Bill.
(b) Mr. Noboby.
(c) Mr. Rogers.
(d) Roy Rogers.

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

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

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

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. Who steps up to stop the Cowboy from attacking Nat?

3. What does Midge take out when he turns to the Cowboy?

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

5. Who tries to warn Midge to get away from the Cowboy?

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