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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. Where does Nat say he was approached to be an undercover agent?

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

3. Who was a member of the Communist Party?

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

5. Where does Nat tell Clara he's going to live with his daughter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why couldn't Laurie just leave town?

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

4. Why does Laurie owe the Cowboy money?

5. How does Nat try to cover himself after the Cowboy realizes he's lying?

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

7. What has happened to Gilley by Act 3?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Nat's justification behind his "alterations" of the truth. Why does he do what he does? How does he feel about simply growing old?

Essay Topic 2

The ending scene of I'm Not Rappaport is an "open ending." What does this mean? Where do you believe the characters will end up after the curtain falls? Supply textual evidence to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

In the argument Nat and Midge have about who is invisible who is right? Do you think that Nat is more visible because he "proves" it, or is he just as invisible as Midge?

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