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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 Nat singing when he first enters in Act 2?

2. How many times does Nat say he broke his hip last year?

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

4. What is Clara's last name?

5. Who does Nat tell Mr. Danforth that he is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Midge prevent Nat from visiting him in the hospital?

2. What does Dartforth come to understand after his conversation with Nat?

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

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

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

6. Why did Nat come to the park in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

8. What has Midge confiscated of Gilley's? What does he plan to do about it?

9. What does the Cowboy do to Nat physically?

10. What is Clara's frustration with Nat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What historical, scientific, political, and social changes created the world in which Midge and Nat live? How has longevity changed over time?

Essay Topic 2

How do Nat's political beliefs inform his character? What does Socialism mean to Nat? What does it mean to Midge? Clara?

Essay Topic 3

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

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