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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Joe accuse of racketeering?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Fatt.
(c) Miller.
(d) Lefty.

3. What does Edna imply that her current financial situation is causing to happen to her?
(a) Missing her favorite movie.
(b) Crying every day.
(c) Losing weight.
(d) Putting wrinkles on her face.

4. How does Miller initially feel about the new job assignment?
(a) Very happy.
(b) Lukewarm.
(c) Displeased.
(d) Suspicious.

5. What proof does Joe offer to contest Fatt's suggestion that workers had hot suppers to go home to?
(a) He asks workers for a voice vote of yes or no.
(b) He asks for comments from workers.
(c) He describes his last evening meal.
(d) He asks workers to raise their hands.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Joe tell Edna he had for lunch when he gets home from work?

3. What is the last action in Scene 3?

4. To whom is the first character speaking?

5. Why doesn't Edna want Joe to wake the children?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Miller's use of violence against Fayette an acceptable response to being fired?

2. What does Benjamin decide to do after being fired, and what had he been thinking about doing?

3. How does Agate's approach to the workers compare with that of Clayton the spy's approach in Scene 5?

4. What are some reasons that Odets puts figurative language into Agate's dialogue?

5. Why is Dr. Barnes limited by what he can do to express his outrage at the changes in medicine?

6. Are there real advantages of looking at strikes in the laborer's own industry rather than work in general, as Fatt suggests?

7. What colors does Joe use to refute Fatt's accusations? Describe the situation of the workers.

8. What does Fayette's dialogue in which he uses the words "pollacks and niggers" say about his prejudice?

9. What does Sid think about war and education?

10. How does the cry to strike become a battle cry?

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