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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. Finish the sentence: "I should quit right then and ____".

2. What does Lincoln set up in Scene 4?

3. What does Booth ask Lincoln to take part in with him near the end of Scene 5?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Lincoln tell Booth they should play cards with real money in Scene 6?

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

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

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

7. What is the nature of Lincoln and Booth's card game at the end of Scene 5?

8. What does Lincoln say about hustling in Scene 4?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the external pressures placed upon Lincoln in the play. What reasons did the author have for presenting such pressures on this character?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of clothing in the play. What do clothes represent to the play's characters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of identity in the play. What might the author be trying to say in terms of the nature of identity?

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