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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. Who does Nat's daughter think his therapist is?
(a) Dr. Friedrich Engels.
(b) Dr. Frank Woolverton.
(c) Dr. Emily Anderson.
(d) Dr. Richard Dawkins.

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

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

4. Where does the Cowboy enter from?
(a) The bridge.
(b) The boathouse.
(c) The retaurant.
(d) The foyer.

5. How much money does Nat say the government pays him monthly to be a spy?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $675.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character says, "Hey, how 'bout you go sit with them old dudes in fronta the Welfare Hotel, them old butter brains . . ."?

2. What did Clara receive as a birthday present when she was ten?

3. How long has Midge held his current job?

4. How much money does Laurie owe the Cowboy?

5. Who does Nat tell Mr. Danforth that he is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has led up to Nat and Midge pretending to be gangsters?

2. What does the Cowboy do to Nat physically?

3. What has happened to Gilley by Act 3?

4. Why did Nat come to the park in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

6. How do Midge and Nat differ in their views of fantasy?

7. How does Midge react to Nat in the beginning of the play? What is his attitude towards him?

8. What does Nat tell the Cowboy he and Midge are?

9. Describe how Midge and Nat are dressed in Act 2, Scene 2.

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

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