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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 is Dr. Engels a reference to?
(a) The leader of the Jewish American Union.
(b) A 19th-Century Children's writer.
(c) The co-writer of The Communist Manifesto.
(d) A Medieval Painter.

2. Which character claims he was a boxer in his youth?
(a) Nat.
(b) Midge.
(c) The Cowboy.
(d) Danforth.

3. What is the name of the girl Nat tells Clara he fell in love with at the Grand Street Library?
(a) Hannah Pearlman.
(b) Ellen Heimmerstien.
(c) Sarah Lichman.
(d) Donna Sweichman.

4. What song is playing at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) "Once Under the Huckleberry Bush."
(b) "We All Scream For Ice Cream."
(c) "The Polka Song of Daniel."
(d) "The Saints Go Marching In."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Clara named after?

2. What is Midge's last name?

3. What does Laurie carry when she crosses the bridge?

4. What does Nat compare to Siberia?

5. What does Clara accuse Nat of upon seeing his condition?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dr. Engels? What is the story behind this "character?"

2. How does Midge try to stop the Cowboy from hurting Nat?

3. What does the carousel represent in the play?

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

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

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

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

8. Why couldn't Laurie just leave town?

9. Why does Laurie owe the Cowboy money?

10. What does Nat accuse Clara of "selling out on?"

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