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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's daughter's name?

2. How many times did Clara write to Dr. Engels?

3. Which character is African American?

4. What do Midge and Nat relate about their dreams?

5. Who was Clara named after?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Midge have of the Cowboy's? What does he view it as?

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

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

5. How does Midge try to stop the Cowboy from hurting Nat?

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

7. Why does Laurie owe the Cowboy money?

8. How does Nat regard Midge's actions with the Cowboy?

9. How does Clara know Dr. Engels isn't real? Why did she write to him anyway?

10. Why does the Cowboy not believe Nat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the journey that Nat has gone through in the course of the play. How has Midge changed him? What elements of his personality are altered and why?

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

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.

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