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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. Why did Nat make a scene with the butcher a month ago?

2. How many children does Clara have?

3. What does Midge pretend to do when he first sees Nat in Act 2?

4. How long does Nat say he was dead?

5. What is sitting on the bench between the old men?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Nat's plan for "dealing with" Dartforth? How does he go about it?

3. Describe the character of the Cowboy. How is he dressed? How does he talk?

4. What has led up to Nat and Midge pretending to be gangsters?

5. How does Clara "test" Nat? Why?

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

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

8. How does the confrontation with the Cowboy change Midge?

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

10. What is Clara's frustration with Nat?

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 Nat's justification behind his "alterations" of the truth. Why does he do what he does? How does he feel about simply growing old?

Essay Topic 3

Define the terms symbolism, metaphor, motif, and allegory. How are these literary devices employed in I'm Not Rappaport? Use examples for each.

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