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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. How long does Lincoln tell Booth he will stay in the room for in Scene 5?

2. What does Booth realize has happened to him at 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. What kind of work does Lincoln tell Booth he should try and get before being married?

5. Finish the sentence: "throw thuh cards light, like uh _______".

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the end of the scene after Booth goes into a rage at the end of Scene 6.

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

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

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 ambiguity in Booth's reaction to Lincoln's death. What motivated him to act in this way? What does this reaction say about his character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character's tendency to romanticize hustling in the play. What reasons might the author have for presenting hustling in this light?

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