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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. How long has Midge held his current job?

2. Who is Dr. Engels a reference to?

3. Which character claims he was a boxer in his youth?

4. What does Nat have when he enters in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. Which character says, "What is this, Halloween? You haven't been west of Jersey City"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Midge injure himself in Act 1? How does Nat react?

5. Describe the character of Clara. How is she dressed? How old is she?

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

7. What does the carousel represent in the play?

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

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

10. How does Nat feel about his other children? How do they feel about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe who Clara was named after. What is the meaning of this story that Nat tells? How does it relate his character as well as hers?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of the Cowboy. What might he represent allegorically? How does he play into the plot of I'm Not Rappaport?

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