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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 Lincoln say happened when he played one last hustling game?

2. What age does Booth say he and Lincoln were when their parents left them?

3. What did Lincoln and Booth's mother instruct one of her sons not to do in terms of his inheritance?

4. What or who does Lincoln say told him it was time to quit hustling?

5. What is Booth ranting about at the beginning of Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Lincoln and Booth discuss in regard to their parents leaving them in Scene 5?

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

3. What reasons do the brothers give for why their parents left in Scene 5?

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

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

6. What is Lincoln's complaint regarding his work costume in Scene 4?

7. What did Lincoln and Booth's parents tell each of them in regard to their inheritance?

8. How does Lincoln describe the joker from the city?

9. Describe Booth's appearance in his room at the beginning of Scene 5.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the nature of Lincoln and Booth's names. What might these names say in regard to their upbringing?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the nature of Booth's "bad part" in the play. What might his reliance on this excuse say about his character?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the nature of the play's title. What might this title mean? What significance does it hold within Booth and Lincoln's relationship?

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