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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Joe's plan before going to the workers meeting?
(a) Eat dinner.
(b) Talk to Lefty.
(c) Talk to the old boyfriend.
(d) Meet privately with Fatt.

2. Why do the characters discuss "Mrs. Consumer" and Hollywood?
(a) Because the wife of one of them loves the movies.
(b) To discuss the price of a ticket someone bought.
(c) Because the setting needs a woman's touch.
(d) To explain the appearance of the setting.

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

4. What is the last action in Scene 3?
(a) Miller finally agrees to spy on his supervisor.
(b) Fayette throws Miller out of the office.
(c) Miller storms out of the office.
(d) Miller punches Fayette in the nose.

5. What does Edna fear will happen to the kids' bodies if they don't eat better?
(a) Colds and club feet.
(b) Crooked spines and swollen legs.
(c) Underweight and weak bones.
(d) Sick bones and crooked spines.

6. What does it mean when a character is called "yellow?"
(a) He is a cab driver.
(b) He is courageous.
(c) He has a sunny disposition.
(d) He is a coward.

7. What is Fayette's attitude toward unskilled workers?
(a) Derogatory.
(b) Intimidating.
(c) Fair.
(d) Sympathetic.

8. What foods does Edna identify as being very important for maintaining the kids' health?
(a) Orange juice and grapefruits.
(b) Lemonade and grapefruits.
(c) Peaches and apple juice.
(d) Apples and oranges.

9. How is Fatt described?
(a) A round guy with piggy appearance.
(b) A fat man of porcine appearance.
(c) A red-faced porker.
(d) A fat man with puffy cheeks.

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

11. What does Joe mean when he refers to "black and blue boys?"
(a) Veterans of the war.
(b) Members of a certain sports team.
(c) Newspaper boys.
(d) Workers mistreated by their employers.

12. Who helps Joe overcome his fear of fighting for a living wage and make up his mind?
(a) Lefty.
(b) His wife.
(c) Miller.
(d) Sol Feinberg.

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

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

15. What source is suggested as proof to backup Fatt's claims?
(a) Union mazagine.
(b) The radio.
(c) The newspapers.
(d) Sports Illustrated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fayette believe is the advantage of keeping certain employees drunk?

2. What is the relationship between Joe and Edna?

3. What do the hackers need to do to be successful?

4. Why is a character called a "red?"

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

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