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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joe give Tom a nickel?
(a) To buy ice cream.
(b) To play the marble game.
(c) To buy candy.
(d) To play the phonograph.

2. What does Kit give the men in the bar all night?
(a) Nickels for games.
(b) Wild stories.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Free beer.

3. Who has a black mustache that curls up on the ends?
(a) The Arab.
(b) Joe.
(c) Nick.
(d) Willie.

4. What type of song does Joe want to hear?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Big Band.
(c) Waltz.
(d) Classical.

5. What nationality is the newsboy?
(a) Italian.
(b) German.
(c) Greek.
(d) Polish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed since the first act?

2. What does Harry do while the other men in the bar engage in a spirited conversation?

3. In what city is Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, Restaurant and Entertainment Palace located?

4. Why does Blick threaten to close down Nick's bar?

5. What stage name does Joe insist on calling Kitty?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Dudley described in Act 1?

2. How does Tom play into Kitty's childhood dreams of what she wanted for her life?

3. What does Krupp think people want in their lives?

4. How does Tom behave when he discovers Kitty is a prostitute?

5. How is Kitty Duval described in Act 1?

6. On what topic does Tom uncharacteristically challenge Joe?

7. A man called The Arab has a standard answer for everything. What does the Arab say?

8. What toy do Tom and Joe bring Kitty to cheer her up?

9. How are the longshoreman, McCarthy, and the policeman, Krupp, described in Act 2?

10. How does Nick show his soft-hearted side to those who are down on their luck?

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