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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 2, what does Joe find when he arrives home from work at the end of the day?
(a) The police waiting to arrest him.
(b) A living room without furniture.
(c) A new couch and chair.
(d) An old friend who had come to visit.

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

3. Where does Benjamin think about practicing socialized medicine?
(a) Germany.
(b) China.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Russia.

4. Why does Benjamin choose not to leave the United States?
(a) He wants to fight for workers' rights in the United States.
(b) He cannot afford to leave the country.
(c) He cannot get a passport.
(d) His wife does not want to leave her family.

5. Why would the workers not want to listen to Clayton?
(a) He is brought before them by Fatt.
(b) The workers want to hear someone else speak.
(c) The workers are ready to go home.
(d) He doesn't seem to know much about strikes.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the first character speaking?

2. Why do the characters assemble in the first scene?

3. At what school does Benjamin first experience discrimination?

4. What does a main character complain that the talk of Lefty has turned the meeting into?

5. What does Edna think she is turning into?

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