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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Cowboy lift up from behind the bench?

2. What does Midge take out when he turns to the Cowboy?

3. What does Nat do when the Cowboy lets go of him?

4. When does Nat tell the Cowboy was "their last active year"?

5. How long was Midge in the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Nat's political beliefs inform his character? What does Socialism mean to Nat? What does it mean to Midge? Clara?

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

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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