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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 does Nat say he gets from the back door at the Plaza Hotel every morning?

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

3. How old is Midge?

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

5. What does Clara accuse Nat of upon seeing his condition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nat say is "the truth" about who he is in Act 3?

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

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

4. Describe how Midge and Nat are dressed in Act 2, Scene 2.

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

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

7. What is Clara's frustration with Nat?

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

9. How did Nat come to be hired as a secret agent? What is his code name?

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

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

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

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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