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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the president of the union at Olstead's?
(a) Lester.
(b) Chris.
(c) Tracey.
(d) Stan.

2. How many seconds does Chris's father say it would take Chris to reach into his pocket for some money?
(a) One second.
(b) Two seconds.
(c) Thirty seconds.
(d) Five seconds.

3. For how many weeks has Chris been out of prison before he comes to see his mother Cynthia?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

4. For what item does Oscar ask Tracey when they are standing outside of the bar together?
(a) A quarter.
(b) A match.
(c) A lighter.
(d) A cigarette.

5. What item does Tracey ask Jason to bring her the minute she arrives at Jessie's birthday party at the bar?
(a) A dollar.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A beer.
(d) A set of darts.

6. When Chris reminisces about seeing his father Brucie and the other workers striking when he was a child, what does he say the men looked like to him?
(a) Warriors.
(b) Bosses.
(c) Winners.
(d) Fighters.

7. What name does Tracey call Cynthia when seeing her for the first time since the factory lock-out?
(a) Benedict Arnold.
(b) Backstabber.
(c) Traitor.
(d) Bitch.

8. In the summer of 2000, what does the news report at the start of Act 1, Scene 7 say is happening to the violent crime rates in Reading, Pennsylvania?
(a) They are going down.
(b) They are remaining static.
(c) There is no violent crime in Reading, Pennsylvania.
(d) They are rising.

9. What product does the Olstead plant produce?
(a) Steel tubing.
(b) Window frames.
(c) Speakers.
(d) Cars.

10. In addition to her car payments, what other bill is Cynthia most concerned about being able to pay?
(a) Chris's tuition bill.
(b) Her mortgage.
(c) Her electric bill.
(d) Brucie's rent.

11. To what kind of vote is Cynthia referring when she tells the factory floor workers that they need to decide what to do soon because the vote is coming?
(a) A vote for city councilman.
(b) A strike vote.
(c) A workers' rights initiative vote.
(d) A vote for governor.

12. What does Tracey say Cynthia can tell the managers she will do before she lets them take her life away?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Burn the factory down.
(c) Move away.
(d) Shoot up the factory.

13. To which state had Jessie and her boyfriend Felix planned to end up in after hitchhiking their way across the country?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) California.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Alaska.

14. Who tells Chris that she bets he is proud of his mother Cynthia for her recent promotion?
(a) Stan.
(b) Brucie.
(c) Tracey.
(d) Jessie.

15. When Brucie stops walking the picket line and disappears, for how long does he disappear?
(a) A month.
(b) A week.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When, if at all, does Tracey say she wants the money back she has just given Jason?

2. When Chris and Jason are watching the Olympics in the bar, what sport does Jason say is not a sport?

3. How long does Jessie say she had thought Cynthia would last at Olstead's when she had first started working there?

4. When Cynthia recalls how Jessie had looked when they first met, what folk singer does she say Jessie looked like?

5. What item does Oscar produce in order to prove to Tracey that Olstead's is advertising employment opportunities?

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