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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl Nat tells Clara he fell in love with at the Grand Street Library?

2. In what city does the play take place?

3. What is the union Nat tells Mr. Danforth that Midge is a member of?

4. Which character says, "I haven't been arrested for ten years, I'm obviously worthless!"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Clara's frustration with Nat?

2. Why does Nat have marijuana? How did he obtain it?

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

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

5. What did Midge do after Nat was attacked? What is his explanation?

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

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

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

9. What does the Cowboy do to Nat physically?

10. Who is Clara's namesake? How did she come to be named this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character Laurie. What does she represent to Midge and Nat? What does she represent to the play as a whole (allegorically, symbolically)?

Essay Topic 2

What is the allegorical reference of Danforth? What societal concept or idea does this character represent? How? How does his interaction with the protagonists affect their fate?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how symbolically Midge gains his "sight" throughout the play. What has he been blind to, and how does he overcome that blindness?

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