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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Midge's poor eyesight?
(a) Near-sightedness.
(b) A glass eye.
(c) Cataracts.
(d) Far-sightedness.

2. Who says, "So the Cossack leaves his sword and you return it"?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Nat.
(c) Midge.
(d) Danforth.

3. What kind of furnace is in the building that Midge oversees?
(a) Erie City Special.
(b) Williams & Son.
(c) Anderson Heating.
(d) Crescent City Special.

4. What is Clara's last name?
(a) Fletcher.
(b) Gelber.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Reissman.

5. Where did Nat go to the emergency room?
(a) Washington.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Irving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song can be heard in the distance as the play begins?

2. Which character says, "I haven't been arrested for ten years, I'm obviously worthless!"?

3. How old is Nat?

4. Which character says, "Christ, in one year I've been the headquarters for the Eighth Congressional District, CBS News, the Institute for Freudian Studies, and the United Consumers Protection Agency"?

5. How many children does Clara have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the appearance of Nat. What does he wear in Act 1? How does he move?

2. What does the carousel represent in the play?

3. Who is Dartforth? How is he connected to Midge?

4. Describe Midge's character. What does he look like? How is his appearance different from Nat's?

5. How does Nat regard Midge's actions with the Cowboy?

6. Why couldn't Laurie just leave town?

7. How has Nat been "defeated" in Act 3?

8. What did Midge tell the staff at the hospital regarding Nat?

9. How does Midge injure himself in Act 1? How does Nat react?

10. What does Clara say that Nat did at the butcher's? Why did he do it?

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