View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Nat imitate in telling the "I'm Not Rappaport" joke?
(a) George Burns.
(b) Red Skelton.
(c) Willie Howard.
(d) Jimmy Walton.

2. How old is Nat?
(a) Sixty-nine.
(b) Ninety-one.
(c) Eighty-one.
(d) Seventy-eight.

3. What does Nat offer to Midge while they're waiting for the Head of the Tenants' Committee to return?
(a) A joint.
(b) A cigar.
(c) Some candy.
(d) A drink.

4. How long does Nat say he was dead?
(a) Thirty minutes.
(b) Nine minutes.
(c) Six minutes.
(d) Two minutes.

5. What does Nat have when he enters in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) A baby.
(b) A walker.
(c) A dog.
(d) A newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Midge throw down when he realizes Nat has been lying to him in Act 1?

2. Why did Nat make a scene with the butcher a month ago?

3. Why did the manager of the Fine Arts Theatre call thinking there was going to be a Congressional Investigation?

4. Which character says, "What is this, Halloween? You haven't been west of Jersey City"?

5. What causes Midge's poor eyesight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Nat's reaction to being mugged by Gilley? Why?

3. What is Midge's reaction to Nat's "truth?"

4. Where does Nat tell the Cowboy he and Midge work from? Who do they work for?

5. Why couldn't Laurie just leave town?

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

7. How does the confrontation with the Cowboy change Midge?

8. Why does Laurie owe the Cowboy money?

9. What is Nat's plan for "dealing with" Dartforth? How does he go about it?

10. What does Nat do at the end of the play? Why?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 691 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample