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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. What or who does Lincoln say told him it was time to quit hustling?
(a) His friends.
(b) His mother.
(c) His intuition.
(d) His father.

2. Booth says his parents leaving helped his relationship with Lincoln how?
(a) It brought them closer together.
(b) It drove them apart.
(c) It made them men.
(d) It made them braver.

3. How does Booth react when he discovers what Lincoln had been doing earlier in the day?
(a) He becomes upset.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He cries.
(d) He hits him.

4. Finish the sentence: "throw thuh cards light, like uh _______".
(a) Cake.
(b) Whisper.
(c) Feather.
(d) Air.

5. When does Lincoln say would be a good time for him to quit his job?
(a) When he feels like it.
(b) When he feels like hustling again.
(c) When his boss complains about his costume.
(d) When Booth tells him to.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the sentence: "I said you could see the bigger end of the big city with a little more _____".

2. What does Lincoln show Booth to do in Scene 5?

3. What has Lincoln got a lot of at the beginning of Scene 6?

4. What does Lincoln say he took from a mother during card hustling that caused her to pull a knife on him in Scene 4?

5. What does Booth do to Lincoln at the very end of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Booth tell Lincoln about his ex-wife Cookie in Scene 6?

2. What does Lincoln say about his job as an impersonator when Booth questions him about it in Scene 6?

3. How does Lincoln react when Booth tells him he must move in Scene 6?

4. Describe Lincoln and Booth's first three-card monte game in Scene 6.

5. What does Booth announce to Lincoln in regard to Grace in Scene 6?

6. What does Lincoln tell Booth regarding finding work in Scene 6?

7. Where has Lincoln come from when he enters the room at the beginning of Scene 6?

8. What is the nature of Booth's dialogue just before he slams the door and leaves at the end of Scene 5?

9. Describe Lincoln and Booth's card game when they use real money near the end of Scene 6.

10. Describe Booth's reaction when he notices some of his girlie magazines are visible at the beginning of Scene 5.

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