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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One: Scenes 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stan say he had respected about Olstead's method of running the factory that none of the newer managers use?
(a) He minded his own business in his office.
(b) He spent money on maintaining the machines.
(c) He spent time on the floor with the workers.
(d) He asked the workers what they needed in order to be more efficient.

2. What does Chris say he had expected Jason to do when Jason saw Chris walking quickly toward him?
(a) Turn away.
(b) Walk away.
(c) Run toward Chris.
(d) Put up his fists.

3. What record-breaking event does the playwright indicate has just happened at the start of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Reading, Pennsylvania is experiencing a heatwave that is breaking temperature records.
(b) A record number of students of color have been enrolled in fall courses at Penn State.
(c) The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen by a record-breaking amount.
(d) A record number of state employees in Pennsylvania have been laid off.

4. What ailment does Cynthia say she is now experiencing after so many years working on the factory floor?
(a) Her ears ring.
(b) Her hands freeze up.
(c) Her vision is getting weak.
(d) Her feet are in constant pain.

5. When the bartender takes Jessie's keys away, where does he put them?
(a) In a key jar on the bar shelf.
(b) In the toilet.
(c) In his pocket.
(d) In the trash.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what holiday does Cynthia say she and her husband Brucie had briefly reconciled before he robbed her home?

2. What type of food does the restaurant serve where Jason tells Evan he has just gotten a job after being released from prison?

3. When Chris and Jason encounter each other for the first time since their release from prison, what action do they take?

4. What store's window is Chris looking into when he encounters Jason for the first time since their release from prison?

5. What type of job does Evan hold?

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