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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. Who wins the card game with real money near the end of Scene 6?

2. What position does Lincoln pretend to be when he and Booth play cards near the end of Scene 5?

3. Why does Lincoln believe he is required to do something that no one else must do at work?

4. When does Lincoln say would be a good time for him to quit his job?

5. Whom did Booth and Lincoln's mother leave an inheritance to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Scene 4, how does Lincoln describe some of the people he has hustled money out of?

4. Describe how Lincoln approaches his three-card monte setup in Scene 4.

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

6. What is the nature of the description of Lincoln and Booth's "inheritance" in Scene 5?

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

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

9. How does Lincoln react when Booth suggests they form a hustling team in Scene 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Booth's tendency to emasculate Lincoln in the play. What reasons does he have for doing this? What does this act say about his character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the portrayal of life as a struggle in the play.

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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