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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Booth unload at the beginning of Scene 2?

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

3. Where does Booth get the items he unloads at the beginning 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 compare Lincoln to in order to emasculate him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the stolen items Booth unloads in his room at the beginning of Scene 2.

2. Describe what Lincoln does after Booth leaves the room at the end of Scene 2.

3. What is the nature of Lincoln and Booth's conversation regarding Lincoln's job in Scene 2?

4. Describe Lincoln's interaction with the kid on the bus in Scene 1.

5. What does Booth say his stolen merchandise will help him accomplish in Scene 2?

6. How is Lincoln's appearance described in Scene 1?

7. What does Lincoln tell Booth he has discovered of his in Scene 3?

8. How does Lincoln respond when Booth questions why he quit hustling in Scene 2?

9. What is Lincoln's reaction when he sees the stolen items brought in by Booth in Scene 2?

10. What is the nature of Lincoln and Booth's discussion about mechanical devices in Scene 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Lincoln and Booth's ambitions in the play. What might the nature of their ambitions say about these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of value systems in the play. What values do the play's characters hold? Where might they have found these values?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of sincerity in the play. Which characters are sincere? What might this portrayal of sincerity say about the nature of these characters?

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