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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 Shadow will happen in six months?
(a) He will be tried for murder.
(b) He will get married.
(c) He will die.
(d) The world will end.

2. In Act 1, Scene 3, who is looking for the two girls from the beginning of the scene?
(a) Mio.
(b) Trock.
(c) Herman.
(d) Garth.

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

4. In Act 1, Scene 3, who calls Miriamne back into the apartment?
(a) Garth.
(b) Piny.
(c) Trock.
(d) Esdras.

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

6. In what month is Act 1, Scene 1 set?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) August.
(d) January.

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

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

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

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

11. Who does Esdras bring into the apartment?
(a) Carr.
(b) Judge Gaunt.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Shadow.

12. In Act 1, Scene 2, to what does Garth attribute his father's fears?
(a) The weather.
(b) The cost of repairs.
(c) The bill collector.
(d) Miriamne's absence.

13. In Act 1, Scene 1, where are the Two Young Men?
(a) On top of the bridge.
(b) On the roof of the tenement.
(c) Leaning against the struts of the bridge.
(d) Behind the apartment.

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

15. What instrument does Lucia play?
(a) A violin.
(b) A piano.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Miriamne related to Garth?

2. Where is Act 1, Scene 1 set?

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

4. What does Carr prevent the policeman from doing in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Who murdered a man during a robbery?

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