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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mio refuse to kiss Miriamne at the end of Act 2?
(a) He is angry with her.
(b) Esdras is watching them.
(c) Garth is watching them.
(d) He fears Trock.

2. In Act 1, Scene 3, what is heard after Trock exits?
(a) A shout.
(b) Violin music.
(c) A crash.
(d) Gunshots.

3. What is Esdras speaking about with Miriamne at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) The murder case.
(b) The Talmud.
(c) Her future.
(d) Politics.

4. In Act 1, Scene 3, who has Mio come to visit?
(a) Esdras.
(b) Trock.
(c) Shadow.
(d) Garth.

5. In Act 2, why doesn't Trock leave in the rain?
(a) He sees the policeman waiting outside.
(b) He doesn't want his hair to get wet.
(c) It takes ten days off his life.
(d) He fears ruining the letter.

6. According to Esdras, what is society built upon?
(a) Injustice.
(b) Lies.
(c) The backs of the dead.
(d) Truth.

7. In Act 1, Scene 3, what advice does Mio give Miriamne about love?
(a) Enjoy love where and when she finds it.
(b) Never say die.
(c) Look on the bright side of life.
(d) Take life one day at a time.

8. When Mio was four, where did he visit his father?
(a) On a farm.
(b) In prison.
(c) Near the river.
(d) In a park.

9. What is Mio's opinion of faith?
(a) Faith is easy for a fool.
(b) Faith is the root of life's tree.
(c) Faith is only as strong as the will.
(d) Faith is a refuge for the crippled.

10. What does Miriamne give Mio before he leaves in Act 2?
(a) Money.
(b) The letter.
(c) A hug.
(d) A slap.

11. Why does Miriamne apologize to Esdras at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) She does not want to follow his advice.
(b) She wasn't listening to him.
(c) She cannot agree with his views.
(d) She feels he is wrong.

12. According to Mio, who destroyed his father?
(a) The Father of Lies.
(b) Trock.
(c) Shadow.
(d) The world and society.

13. In Act 1, Scene 3, who follows Shadow as he exits?
(a) The Tramp.
(b) Mio.
(c) Two young men in blue serge.
(d) Trock.

14. Why does Garth claim he was taken in for questioning at the time of the pay roll robbery murder?
(a) He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(b) He is a victim of racial profiling.
(c) He resembled a suspect.
(d) He once met Romagna at a party.

15. Where does Miriamne tell the tramp to lie down?
(a) By the door.
(b) In the back room.
(c) On the couch.
(d) Under the water pipes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who let the Tramp stay in the apartment last winter?

2. What does Mio realize about Miriamne and Garth in Act 2?

3. Which character are the Policeman and the Sergeant searching for in Act 2?

4. What does Miriamne offer Mio in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What name does Mio give Trock in Act 2?

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