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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the speaker approach the workers?
(a) With wit and calmness.
(b) As an arrogant know-it-all.
(c) As one of them.
(d) As a member of management.

2. What is the setting of Scene 3?
(a) A luxurious office.
(b) The living room of a house.
(c) A neighborhood restaurant.
(d) A research laboratory.

3. What is the role of the character chewing on a toothpick?
(a) To maintain order.
(b) To get the minutes approved.
(c) To keep score for the game.
(d) To bring food.

4. How do workers become committee members?
(a) They are elected by the workers.
(b) They are appointed by the union bosses.
(c) There are no committee members, just workers.
(d) They volunteer for a term.

5. Why do the characters assemble in the first scene?
(a) To eat dinner at a restaurant.
(b) To talk about a strike.
(c) To play a game of cards.
(d) To listen to sports on radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person to speak in Scene 5?

2. What does Joe and Edna's daughter Emmy need before going to school the next day?

3. Where does Florence work?

4. What is one reason Sid says that it is so trying to be a man?

5. What does Edna mean when she says, "Everything was gonna be so ducky!"?

(see the answer key)

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