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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Trock tell the Two Young Men to do in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Watch his car.
(b) Follow him.
(c) Follow Shadow.
(d) Take a walk.

2. In Act 1, Scene 3, what prop does the Radical present to the Policeman?
(a) A small American flag.
(b) A white flag.
(c) A toy dagger.
(d) A toy gun.

3. What did Garth do to the letter?
(a) He tore it up.
(b) He flushed it down the commode.
(c) He burned it.
(d) He hid it under his mattress.

4. How does Trock respond to Shadow's concern in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Shadow should mind his own business.
(b) His gun is his right hand.
(c) Those who would imprison him should fear for their lives.
(d) Insanity is only a state of mind.

5. What claim does Garth make about his future in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He would like to be a teacher.
(b) The end is near.
(c) He wants revenge.
(d) He wants to leave his life of crime behind him.

6. What is the Tramp doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Stealing an apple.
(b) Watching the river.
(c) Washing a shirt.
(d) Digging himself into a pile of rags to sleep.

7. What are the two girls in Act 1, Scene 3 discussing as they pass the Tramp?
(a) The cost of apples.
(b) The murder trial.
(c) A marriage proposal.
(d) Lucia's music.

8. What does Lucia get to do "every day in every way?"
(a) Raise hell.
(b) Eat well.
(c) Make friends.
(d) Bring joy.

9. How do Trock and Shadow make Piny feel?
(a) Happy.
(b) Amused.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Confused.

10. Where is Act 1, Scene 3 set?
(a) On the banks of a river under a bridge.
(b) In a basement apartment near the bridge.
(c) On top of the bridge.
(d) On the roof of the tenement building.

11. In Act 1, Scene 3, who ends up angering the Policeman?
(a) Piny.
(b) Miriamne.
(c) Carr.
(d) Mio.

12. What does Carr prevent the policeman from doing in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Gassing the crowd.
(b) Striking Mio.
(c) Striking Piny.
(d) Arresting Miriamne.

13. In Act 1, Scene 2, which character did Trock come to visit?
(a) Garth.
(b) Miriamne.
(c) Esdras.
(d) Shadow.

14. Who enters the room with Trock in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Shadow.
(b) Esdras.
(c) Miriamne.
(d) Garth.

15. Who believes that it is better to tell a lie and live, rather than speak the truth and die?
(a) Esdras.
(b) Garth.
(c) Trock.
(d) Miriamne.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 3, who begins to defend the Policeman?

2. Whom does the Radical accuse of capitalist oppression?

3. What would Garth like to teach?

4. Where is Act 1, Scene 2 set?

5. Who is Judge Gaunt?

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