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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice is given to Garth in the letter?
(a) Leave town.
(b) Tell no one but your local priest.
(c) Testify.
(d) Stay hidden.

2. What comfort does Shadow offer Trock in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) True love always waits.
(b) He is young and will heal.
(c) His friends will remember him.
(d) There is no evidence to convict him.

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

4. What concern does Shadow have about Trock in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) He thinks Trock is losing his mind.
(b) He is concerned about Trock's health.
(c) He fears shouting will land Trock back in prison.
(d) He fears Trock will shoot him.

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

6. What does Lucia tell Piny to do at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Pass the peas.
(b) Fetch the police.
(c) Look on the bright side.
(d) Ignore Trock.

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

8. Where does Lucia imagine Trock was raised?
(a) By wolves.
(b) In a barn.
(c) In a cellar.
(d) In the city.

9. What has reportedly happened to Judge Gaunt?
(a) He has been accused of tampering with the jury.
(b) He has been caught stealing.
(c) He is out for revenge.
(d) He has lost his mind.

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

11. Where does Garth tell Miriamne to go in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Into her bedroom.
(b) Away.
(c) To school.
(d) To the store.

12. What belief does Trock have about the local authorities?
(a) Only those who can be bribed can be trusted.
(b) They want him back in prison.
(c) He no longer cares about authority.
(d) They are all liars.

13. What does Gaunt ask the Tramp?
(a) If he has seen Esdras.
(b) If he has seen Garth.
(c) The name of the street.
(d) For the time.

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

15. What does Garth know about Romagna?
(a) He was part of the gang.
(b) He was innocent.
(c) He was a thief.
(d) He murdered a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lucia describe Trock and Shadow in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Who murdered a man during a robbery?

3. Who is "the doc at the gate?"

4. In Act 1, Scene 2, what does Trock threaten to do to anyone who listens in on his conversation?

5. What time of day does the play open?

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