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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 3, who follows Miriamne without success?
(a) Shadow.
(b) Carr.
(c) Mio.
(d) Trock.

2. Act 1, Scene 1, what revelation does Trock give Shadow about his personal life?
(a) He is in love.
(b) He has given up.
(c) He is completely broke.
(d) He is dying.

3. What does Garth confess to Miriamne at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He is ready to leave town.
(b) He was an accessory to murder during a robbery.
(c) He would rather die than go back to prison.
(d) He is afraid of Trock.

4. Based on Trock's speech and mannerisms, how does he appear to be feeling in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Confused.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Romantic.

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

6. Whom does the Radical accuse of capitalist oppression?
(a) Esdras.
(b) Mio.
(c) Judge Gaunt.
(d) The Policeman.

7. In Act 1, Scene 2, what does Trock threaten to do to anyone who listens in on his conversation?
(a) Stab them.
(b) Throw them out the window.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Shoot them through the door.

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

9. Who murdered a man during a robbery?
(a) Garth.
(b) Shadow.
(c) Trock.
(d) Esdras.

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

11. In Act 1, Scene 3, who slips into the crowd with the Two Young Men?
(a) Trock.
(b) Mio.
(c) Shadow.
(d) Garth.

12. What is Garth inspecting when Miriamne arrives?
(a) His piano.
(b) The kitchen sink.
(c) The street scene.
(d) His violin.

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

14. How does Shadow describe Trock in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) The most fascinating and annoying person he knows.
(b) A real pip.
(c) As a true friend.
(d) As the skinny kind that lives forever.

15. What would Garth like to teach?
(a) Elementary school.
(b) Violin lessons.
(c) Piano lessons.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 1, where does Shadow reveal Trock has just been?

2. What does Trock ask both Esdras and Miriamne to do in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Where does Garth tell Miriamne to go in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What does Garth know about Romagna?

5. What explanation does Trock give for returning to the area?

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