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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 is the truth about Nat's therapist?
(a) He made him up.
(b) He wants him to check into a home.
(c) He is late on payments.
(d) He stopped seeing her years ago.

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

3. How did Nat become injured?
(a) The Cowboy attacked him.
(b) A dog bit him.
(c) Midge attacked him.
(d) Gilley attacked him.

4. What does Midge put over his face to ignore Nat in Act 2?
(a) His hand.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A book.

5. How far did the Head of the Tenants' Committee say he was running before meeting Midge?
(a) Three miles.
(b) Seven miles.
(c) Five miles.
(d) Ten miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nat's daughter think his therapist is?

2. Which character uses a cane in the first act?

3. Where is the music coming from in Act 1?

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

5. In what month does the play begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nat's fear about Clara? Why?

2. What happened to Midge in Act 2, Scene 3? How long has he been away?

3. Why couldn't Laurie just leave town?

4. Why does Laurie owe the Cowboy money?

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

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

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

8. Why has Nat retired "his mouth" in Act 3?

9. What is Midge's fear about his job? Why?

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

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