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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. Who was Clara named after?

2. Where does Act 2 begin?

3. What does Nat say is his cover-story?

4. Where is the music coming from in Act 1?

5. Which character says, "Hey, how 'bout you go sit with them old dudes in fronta the Welfare Hotel, them old butter brains . . ."?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Nat's fear about Clara? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Midge react to Nat in the beginning of the play? What is his attitude towards him?

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

10. Describe Midge's character. What does he look like? How is his appearance different from Nat's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Nat feel about his daughter's ideals? What has changed in their relationship? How does Clara feel about her father?

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

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?

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