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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the president as named in this scene?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Truman.
(c) Hoover.
(d) Johnson.
2. Who is referred to as having "more guts than a slaughter house?"
(a) The Gunman.
(b) Lefty.
(c) Fatt.
(d) Joe
3. What does Joe mean when he refers to "black and blue boys?"
(a) Veterans of the war.
(b) Workers mistreated by their employers.
(c) Newspaper boys.
(d) Members of a certain sports team.
4. What does Edna fear will happen to the kids' bodies if they don't eat better?
(a) Crooked spines and swollen legs.
(b) Underweight and weak bones.
(c) Sick bones and crooked spines.
(d) Colds and club feet.
5. How is Fatt described?
(a) A fat man with puffy cheeks.
(b) A fat man of porcine appearance.
(c) A red-faced porker.
(d) A round guy with piggy appearance.
6. What does Joe mean when he says, "I rode the wheels off the chariot."?
(a) The front wheel has fallen off his motorcycle.
(b) His cab has a flat tire.
(c) He rode on a bus over 100 miles.
(d) He has done a lot of driving.
7. Why do the characters assemble in the first scene?
(a) To play a game of cards.
(b) To listen to sports on radio.
(c) To talk about a strike.
(d) To eat dinner at a restaurant.
8. Who does Joe accuse of racketeering?
(a) Lefty.
(b) Miller.
(c) Fatt.
(d) Benjamin.
9. What does Fatt do to send the Gunman back to his original position?
(a) He waves his hand.
(b) He tells the Gunman to let the character speak.
(c) Nothing.
(d) He asks the workers to sit down.
10. What do the workers demand from the union leader?
(a) To let each person speak.
(b) To wait for Lefty.
(c) To say a prayer before starting.
(d) To hear from the committee.
11. How does Joe feel about being the man of the house?
(a) That's just the way it is.
(b) He wishes he could be a kid again.
(c) He does not believe women can think for themselves.
(d) He likes making the important decisions.
12. What does Edna think about strikes?
(a) Strikes are too risky.
(b) Strikes can work.
(c) She's not sure.
(d) Strikes do not work.
13. What motivates the Gunman to move from his original position to center stage?
(a) He is checking the agenda located on the table.
(b) He is told to quiet the crowd.
(c) A character moves to the front to speak.
(d) Someone gets into a shoving match with Fatt.
14. What does Joe do to quiet the men?
(a) Raises his hand.
(b) Raises a clenched fist.
(c) He is unable to quiet them.
(d) Tells them to be quiet.
15. Who are the two Hollywood stars imitated by the buying public?
(a) Crawford and Garbo.
(b) Gable and Garbo.
(c) Monroe and Miller.
(d) Cosby and Gibson.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the state of consumer markets?
2. What two unions have failed at past strikes?
3. Who are the two main characters in Scene 3?
4. What is the role of the character chewing on a toothpick?
5. What does Joe and Edna's daughter Emmy need before going to school the next day?
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