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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One: Scenes 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does Brucie use to describe how Chris has always been?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Loyal.
(c) Better.
(d) Smart.

2. Who does Jessie threaten to beat up during Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Stan.
(d) Brucie.

3. In what year does Brucie say his father had picked his last bale of cotton?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1938.

4. Who has Brucie come to the bar to see when he is first told that Chris has gained admittance to college?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Tracey.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Chris.

5. What does Chris say he had expected Jason to do when Jason saw Chris walking quickly toward him?
(a) Put up his fists.
(b) Walk away.
(c) Turn away.
(d) Run toward Chris.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years has Cynthia worked on the factory floor before she applies for the management position?

2. For what crime had Cynthia been arrested after finding out that Brucie had robbed her home?

3. What does Stan say is at the core of everything?

4. For how many years have Chris and Jason been imprisoned by the later of the two eras depicted in the play?

5. For what reason does Cynthia say that Brucie always comes to see her on Thursdays?

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