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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Booth say he does not understand about Lincoln near the end of Scene 2?
(a) Why he would want to keep his job.
(b) Why he is single.
(c) Why he is so lazy.
(d) Why he doesn't have more money.

4. What was Lincoln's wife's name?
(a) Grace.
(b) Mary.
(c) Sara.
(d) Cookie.

5. How are the items that Booth unloads at the beginning of Scene 2 described?
(a) Smelly.
(b) Old.
(c) Stylish.
(d) Dark.

6. What does Booth say he did to obtain food for his date with his girlfriend?
(a) Put it in his hat.
(b) Stuffed it in his coat.
(c) Paid for it.
(d) Put it behind his back.

7. How many years has it been since Lincoln worked as a hustler?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 4 or 5 years.
(d) 6 or 7 years.

8. What is Booth's girlfriends name?
(a) Cookie.
(b) Grace.
(c) Jane.
(d) Mary.

9. What has Lincoln had bad luck with since his wife left him?
(a) Finding women.
(b) Finding a house.
(c) Money.
(d) Keeping a job.

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

11. What does Booth suggest he and Lincoln do to make him feel better about his job in Scene 3?
(a) Eat.
(b) Practice the assassination scene.
(c) Drink.
(d) Hustle cards.

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

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

14. Which of the following is not one of the things mentioned that women can learn from a man's phone number?
(a) The have a good job.
(b) They aren't homeless.
(c) They don't have a wife.
(d) They have money.

15. What does Lincoln promise the kid he gave the autograph to in Scene 1?
(a) Some candy.
(b) $10.
(c) $5.
(d) A ride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Lincoln and Booth's mother leave in charge of them according to Booth's story in Scene 1?

2. How does Lincoln react when he notices the items Booth had unloaded?

3. How does Lincoln know the man whose death is mentioned at the end of Scene 2?

4. What moniker does Lincoln continually call Booth's girlfriend when Booth is telling him about his date the night before in Scene 3?

5. What does Booth say hurt because his girlfriend was so sweet?

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