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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who has Brucie come to the bar to see when he is first told that Chris has gained admittance to college?
2. What ethnicity is Tracey?
3. Where does Chris stay immediately after he gets out of prison?
4. Where does Jason say he plans to buy a condo and retire someday?
5. What ethnicity is Cynthia?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Brucie's experience at the union office again display the theme of racial tension?
2. During the conversation about the open management position, how does Cynthia and Tracey's relationship experience a noticeable shift?
3. What is the author's purpose in using Tracey's character to express racist views directly to Oscar, rather than using a character like Jessie?
4. How does invisibility play a role in Scenes 1 and 2 of Act One?
5. What event causes the first rift within Chris's and Jason's friendship in February of 2000?
6. How does the theme of silence appear within the conversation that Jason and Chris have about college?
7. In the earlier of the two eras depicted in the play, what are the differences between Chris's ambitions and Jason's ambitions?
8. How is irony present in Jason's complaint when he says, "Fucking union got all our money tied up in benefits and shit, don't have nothing left for fun" (29)?
9. Explain the different reactions of Chris and Jason to their respective post-prison stresses.
10. What qualities does Stan believe that a good leader must exhibit?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What messages is Lynn Nottage sending about racial tensions in America in the play Sweat?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Lynn Nottage's treatment of race within her play Sweat. What are the messages she is attempting to send to her audience and which characters does she use to relay these messages?
Essay Topic 3
What is Lynn Nottage's message about the relationship between poverty and racism within her play Sweat?
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