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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. How old was Jessie when she first started working at Olstead's?
2. What question does Chris enjoy asking Stan every time he comes in, though he knows the answer?
3. In addition to performing maintenance work at the university, where else has Cynthia been working in order to make ends meet while Chris has been incarcerated?
4. What does Cynthia cite as making up half of her job as floor manager at Olstead's?
5. What nationality is Tracey's grandfather?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Cynthia's reaction to the distance Chris is trying to maintain between them upon his release from prison?
2. How does the mood of Jessie's birthday party change when Tracey arrives?
3. How is overlapping dialogue used to indicate closeness between characters at Jessie's birthday party?
4. What emotion does Cynthia express to Chris that she has been feeling since his incarceration?
5. What does Cynthia mean when she compares her new management job at Olstead's to looking at a map?
6. What is significant about Brucie giving Chris back his $10 once he hears of the trouble at the factory?
7. How does the playwright reveal to the audience how serious Jessie had been about her plans to travel the world before she had taken a job at Olstead's at age 18?
8. In addition to hearing about his mother Tracey's newfound addiction from a neighbor, what evidence of her addiction does he find when he visits her for the first time since his release from prison?
9. What reasons does Brucie give Chris when he gives him the advice to take the small concessions offered by Olstead's?
10. What does Tracey mean when she says that Oscar does not know her during their conversation outside the bar?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the symbolism of the props in this play, including Chris's Bible, Cynthia's union card, and the baseball bat.
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
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?
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