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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of game is Booth playing in Scene 1?
(a) Three-card monte.
(b) Gin rummy.
(c) Gin.
(d) Bridge.

2. What does Lincoln return home with in Scene 2?
(a) Beer.
(b) Liquor.
(c) His pay.
(d) Cards.

3. Who is the author of the play Topdog/underdog?
(a) Suzan-Lori Parks.
(b) Pearl Cleage.
(c) Lynn Nottage.
(d) Aurin Squire.

4. What does Booth budget money for in Scene 2?
(a) New clothes.
(b) Rent.
(c) Rent and a telephone.
(d) A new house.

5. What does Lincoln advise Booth to do in terms of card dealing in Scene 1?
(a) Deal slower.
(b) Practice smaller parts of the hustle.
(c) Count cards.
(d) Deal faster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Booth get the items he unloads at the beginning of Scene 2?

2. Who is the first person to be seen in Scene 1?

3. Which of the following is not one of the things mentioned that women can learn from a man's phone number?

4. What does Lincoln say he would rather do than partake in the venture Booth proposes?

5. What do the brothers do after Lincoln tells the story about his autograph in Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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