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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the managers at Olstead's do in order to create an opportunity for contract renegotiation?
(a) They repaint the factory walls.
(b) They send everyone on a week-long vacation.
(c) They remove half of the factory's machines.
(d) They have the factory fumigated.

2. What does Cynthia tell Tracey to do if she has a problem with Cynthia?
(a) Stop hanging out with her.
(b) Consider them to be strangers from now on.
(c) Complain to the boss.
(d) Tell her.

3. Where had Felix gotten the world map that he and Jessie used to use as a sort of talisman connected to their dreams of travel?
(a) From his mother.
(b) From Jessie's grandmother.
(c) From the wall of their high school classroom.
(d) From an atlas in the library.

4. Why has Cynthia had to move to a different residence during the time Chris has been in prison?
(a) The house had been sold.
(b) The house had been infested with dangerous black mold.
(c) She had fallen behind on mortgage payments.
(d) Brucie had been stalking her.

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

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

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

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 rising.
(b) They are remaining static.
(c) They are going down.
(d) There is no violent crime in Reading, Pennsylvania.

9. 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) Winners.
(b) Warriors.
(c) Bosses.
(d) Fighters.

10. After Tracey sees Oscar's flyer advertising employment at Olstead's, in what location does she see more of the same fliers?
(a) At the gas station.
(b) At the unemployment office.
(c) At the library.
(d) At the union office.

11. How long does Jessie say she had expected to work at Olstead's when she had first started?
(a) 6-8 months.
(b) 9-12 months.
(c) 3-5 months.
(d) 2-3 years.

12. How old was Jessie when she first started working at Olstead's?
(a) 19.
(b) 20.
(c) 23.
(d) 18.

13. When Cynthia recalls how Jessie had looked when they first met, what folk singer does she say Jessie looked like?
(a) Joni Mitchell.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Sandy Denny.
(d) Judy Collins.

14. Who does Cynthia blame for Chris's incarceration?
(a) Jason.
(b) Stan.
(c) Brucie.
(d) Tracey.

15. How many weeks of work does Chris tell his father it would take him to replace the money he had given his father?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what location does Oscar tell Tracey he has seen a posting for employment opportunities at Olstead's?

2. For what items did Jessie collect Green Stamps for a whole year in her youth?

3. Who asks Chris if he had worn a helmet while riding on Jason's new motorcycle?

4. Cynthia tells Tracey not to think that just because she "went upstairs" (59) that she "can't see [something] on the floor" (60). What does she say she can still see on the floor?

5. What advice does Cynthia offer to Jessie and Tracey regarding the contract negotiations?

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