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

2. What is the Tramp doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Digging himself into a pile of rags to sleep.
(b) Washing a shirt.
(c) Watching the river.
(d) Stealing an apple.

3. Where is Act 1, Scene 2 set?
(a) On top of the bridge.
(b) In a basement apartment near the bridge.
(c) On the roof of the tenement building.
(d) On the banks of a river under a bridge.

4. Why does Trock fear death?
(a) He knows he would be executed if sent back to prison.
(b) He has no faith.
(c) He is too young to die.
(d) His father died before he had a chance to really live.

5. Who sent Garth a letter?
(a) Miriamne.
(b) Esdras.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Trock.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month is Act 1, Scene 1 set?

2. How do Trock and Shadow make Piny feel?

3. What is Mio's purpose in life?

4. What is referred to as a "Blind Snake" at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Who whispers about Miriamne behind her back?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Shadow concerned about Trock's shouting in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Describe Mio's eulogy for Shadow.

3. How does Miriamne attempt to cheer Mio after Judge Gaunt and Esdras leave the apartment in the middle of Act 2?

4. Why does Trock bring Judge Gaunt and Esdras back to the apartment in Act 2?

5. Why does Mio pray for Esdras in Act 3?

6. Why does Miriamne sit alone outside the apartment in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

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

8. Why does Trock shout at the city in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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