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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. Who is the Head of the Tenants' Committee where Midge lives?

2. What is Nat's daughter's name?

3. Who is Dr. Engels a reference to?

4. What is the name of the senior home that Clara presents to Nat?

5. What song can be heard in the distance as the play begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Midge's reaction to the mugging by Gilley? What does he think about Nat's treatment of the situation?

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

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

4. What does the carousel represent in the play?

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

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

7. What does Nat tell the Cowboy Laurie is to him?

8. Why does the Cowboy not believe Nat?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the terms symbolism, metaphor, motif, and allegory. How are these literary devices employed in I'm Not Rappaport? Use examples for each.

Essay Topic 2

How does the time and place of I'm Not Rappaport affect the story? Would it be different if it were set elsewhere? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Who can be seen as an allegorical symbol representing gang violence in New York in the 1980s? How?

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