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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. In what decade of life is Brucie in the year 2000?
2. How many men does Stan say will line up for Chris's job at Olstead's if he leaves to attend school?
3. What is the name of the owner of the bar that acts as a main setting within the play?
4. For how many years did Stan work at Olstead's before he was injured?
5. For how many years has Cynthia worked on the factory floor before she applies for the management position?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the theme of being trapped contained within Stan's advice to Chris about his job at Olstead's and about college?
2. Why does Stan say that his work injury had been the best thing to ever happen to him?
3. 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)?
4. What is Nottage's purpose in depicting Stan and Tracey as having been involved sexually before they became friends?
5. What qualities does Stan believe that a good leader must exhibit?
6. How does Brucie's experience at the union office again display the theme of racial tension?
7. How do Jason and Chris view travel differently during the earlier of the two eras depicted in the play?
8. What does Evan mean when he tells Chris that "the river keeps flowing" (9)?
9. Explain the different reactions of Chris and Jason to their respective post-prison stresses.
10. How does Jason feel about his relationship with his mom Tracey in 2000?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the end of the play, the last set of stage directions reads, "There's apology in their eyes, but Chris and Jason are unable to conjure words just yet. The four men, uneasy in their bodies, await the next moment in a fractured togetherness" (112). How does this final set of stage directions connect to the themes inherent in the play?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Stan's role within the events of the play and explain how his character helps to further develop certain themes inherent in Lynn Nottage's piece.
Essay Topic 3
Lynn Nottage introduces many historical references in the play, from the bank bailouts of 2008 to the 2000 Olympics. What do these references add to the play? How do they expand the universality of its themes?
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