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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Near the end of Scene 2, what does Lincoln begin thinking out loud about?
(a) His job.
(b) His love life.
(c) Cards.
(d) HIs parents.

2. For whom does Booth get the items he unloads at the beginning of Scene 2?
(a) Grace.
(b) Himself and Lincoln.
(c) Himself.
(d) Lincoln.

3. How does Booth react when Lincoln rejects his proposal in Scene 1?
(a) Changes the subject.
(b) Gets upset.
(c) Yells at him.
(d) Accepts it.

4. What does Booth take out from under his bed at the end of Scene 3?
(a) Money.
(b) A girlie magazine.
(c) A liquor bottle.
(d) A letter.

5. How does Booth get the items he unloads at the beginning of Scene 2?
(a) Bought them.
(b) Found them.
(c) They were given to him.
(d) Shoplifts them.

6. Who is Lincoln dressed as in Scene 1?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Thomas Edison.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

8. Who does Lincoln say he is not just because of his clothes in Scene 2?
(a) Poor.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) George Washington.
(d) White.

9. What business does Booth propose he and Lincoln go into in Scene 1?
(a) Street vendors.
(b) Salesmen.
(c) Card hustling.
(d) Restaurants.

10. Who does the kid asking for Lincoln's autograph say he's been learning about in school?
(a) Uncle Sam.
(b) Honest Abe.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) George Washington.

11. Complete the sentence: "just show me how to do the ____ part of the card hustle, man."
(a) Hook.
(b) Sly.
(c) Sneaky.
(d) Crooked.

12. What does Lincoln say isn't influenced by the clothes he wears?
(a) His identity.
(b) His heart.
(c) His value.
(d) His self worth.

13. Where is Lincoln coming from when he enters the room in Scene 1?
(a) A bar.
(b) His job.
(c) The store.
(d) A park.

14. What does Booth say hurt because his girlfriend was so sweet?
(a) His mouth.
(b) His head.
(c) His heart.
(d) His teeth.

15. How does Lincoln respond to Booth's proposal in Scene 1?
(a) Gets angry.
(b) Rejects it.
(c) Accepts it.
(d) Says he will think it over.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Booth suggest Lincoln do if he were to lose his job at the end of Scene 3?

2. How was the man whose death is mentioned at the end of Scene 2 killed?

3. What does Lincoln promise the kid he gave the autograph to in Scene 1?

4. What does Lincoln tell Booth he will need if he decides to become a hustler?

5. What does Lincoln do with the money he makes from giving his autograph?

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