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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What time of day does the play open?
(a) Late afternoon.
(b) Early evening.
(c) Early morning.
(d) Midnight.

4. What is referred to as a "Blind Snake" at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Trock's demeanor.
(b) The river.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Justice.

5. 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. Who dances with Miriamne during Lucia's last performance?

2. What have the police told Lucia to stop doing?

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

4. Why does Shadow think Trock should be "full of high thought?"

5. What type of language is used in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 1, how does Lucia view Trock and Shadow?

2. Why does Mio feel he is about to die in Act 3?

3. In Act 1, Scene 2, what advice does Esdras give Garth about his sense of guilt?

4. How does Miriamne react to Shadow's eulogy?

5. In Act 1, Scene 2, why does Trock want Garth to stay inside the apartment?

6. In Act 2, what delusion does Mio join in with the judge?

7. In Act 1, Scene 3, what have the authorities ordered Lucia to do?

8. Describe Piny.

9. What is Esdras' opinion about justice in society?

10. Why do the Policeman and the Radical argue in Act 1, Scene 3?

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