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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 old is Clara?

2. Which character says, "Tell me somethin', Rocky; you plannin' to sit here on this bench? 'Cause if you are, I got to move to another spot"?

3. What causes Midge's poor eyesight?

4. What is the hoodlum's name who takes old men's money?

5. How long does Nat say he was dead?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Midge "pretend" to do while he is seated at the bench? Why is this absurd?

3. What is Nat's reaction to being mugged by Gilley? Why?

4. What does Clara say that Nat did at the butcher's? Why did he do it?

5. Who is Dr. Engels? What is the story behind this "character?"

6. What happened to Nat during his bypass surgery? Is this story true?

7. What are the code names of Midge and Nat? Why must Midge be there?

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

9. What is Midge's reaction to Nat's "truth?"

10. How do Midge and Nat differ in their views of fantasy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the character Laurie. What does she represent to Midge and Nat? What does she represent to the play as a whole (allegorically, symbolically)?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are the differences in beliefs and ideals that Nat and Midge have on romance, love, and sex? What are the similarities?

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