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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Andy Gump?
(a) A newspaper comic strip character.
(b) One of the employees who led the strike.
(c) The guy who worked in Laboratory A.
(d) A mentally challenged movie character.

2. Who are the two Hollywood stars imitated by the buying public?
(a) Monroe and Miller.
(b) Gable and Garbo.
(c) Crawford and Garbo.
(d) Cosby and Gibson.

3. What do the workers demand from the union leader?
(a) To let each person speak.
(b) To wait for Lefty.
(c) To hear from the committee.
(d) To say a prayer before starting.

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

5. What does Joe initially think about strikes?
(a) Strikes work.
(b) Strikes do not work.
(c) He's not sure.
(d) People lose their jobs.

6. What does Fayette believe is the advantage of keeping certain employees drunk?
(a) They work harder drunk than sober.
(b) You can cheat them out of wages.
(c) Keeps them out of mischief.
(d) They are easier to justify firing.

7. What reasons does Joe give for not making more money?
(a) Recent illness and bad weather.
(b) Competition and bad weather.
(c) Conditions and competition.
(d) Conditions and no work.

8. Why is a character called a "red?"
(a) He disagrees with the union workers.
(b) He wears a red tie to the meeting.
(c) He disagrees with the union representative.
(d) His face is red with anger.

9. What does Edna mean when she says, "Everything was gonna be so ducky!"?
(a) She would serve duck for dinner.
(b) She and Joe might have some rough times.
(c) The movie was expected to get an A+ review.
(d) She and Joe would have a good life.

10. What is the relationship of the main characters in Scene 3?
(a) Waiter and customer.
(b) Employer and employee.
(c) Brother and sister.
(d) Father and son.

11. What two unions have failed at past strikes?
(a) Teamsters and canners.
(b) Dock and auto workers.
(c) Textile and steel.
(d) Textile and taxi drivers.

12. What does Joe and Edna's daughter Emmy need before going to school the next day?
(a) To finish her homework.
(b) A note for the teacher.
(c) Her shoes repaired.
(d) To eat a good breakfast.

13. What quality in employees does the company reward?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Networking skills.
(c) Independence.
(d) Playfullness.

14. What does Joe call Edna after she says that he is "crawling like a worm?"
(a) A nag.
(b) A red.
(c) An ungrateful shrew.
(d) A tramp.

15. Which of Joe and Edna's bills needs to be paid right away?
(a) Furniture installment.
(b) Rent.
(c) The heat bill.
(d) The light bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the first character speaking?

2. How does Miller initially feel about the new job assignment?

3. What is Joe's plan before going to the workers meeting?

4. What does Edna tell Joe to do to help improve the financial situation?

5. How much of a raise is Miller initially offered?

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