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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. How much money does Laurie owe the Cowboy?
(a) $1,500.
(b) $400.
(c) $200.
(d) $2,000.

2. Nat says he does not tell lies but what?
(a) Alterations.
(b) Aversions.
(c) Hallucinations.
(d) Fibs.

3. What does Midge throw down when he realizes Nat has been lying to him in Act 1?
(a) His knife.
(b) His cane.
(c) His suitcase.
(d) His sandwich.

4. Where is the music coming from in Act 1?
(a) A nearby car.
(b) A jam-box.
(c) The carousel.
(d) The subway.

5. How many times does Nat say he broke his hip last year?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Once.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Midge mistake the lamppost for?

2. What does Nat say is his cover-story?

3. How old is Clara?

4. How long has Midge held his current job?

5. What does Nat offer to Midge while they're waiting for the Head of the Tenants' Committee to return?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Cowboy not believe Nat?

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

3. How did Nat come to be hired as a secret agent? What is his code name?

4. Who is Laurie? What does she look like? What does she carry with her? How does she interact with the protagonists?

5. How does Clara "test" Nat? Why?

6. Why did Midge prevent Nat from visiting him in the hospital?

7. What does Midge say his weakness is with women? How does Nat compare?

8. How does the Cowboy react to Midge's weapon?

9. What does Midge "pretend" to do while he is seated at the bench? Why is this absurd?

10. What has Midge confiscated of Gilley's? What does he plan to do about it?

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