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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Scenes 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical ailment does the bartender have when we first meet him in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He has a prosthetic leg.
(b) He is blind in one eye.
(c) He is hard of hearing.
(d) He has a pronounced limp.

2. How does Stan reveal that his leg had been injured, causing his limp?
(a) He had been attacked by a scab during a strike.
(b) His leg got caught in a machine at the mill.
(c) He had gotten a bad staph infection.
(d) He was in a bad car accident.

3. After Tracey sees Oscar's flyer advertising employment at Olstead's, in what location does she see more of the same fliers?
(a) At the gas station.
(b) At the unemployment office.
(c) At the union office.
(d) At the library.

4. What type of pet does Jason have that he says Father Hunt at the homeless shelter allows him to keep?
(a) Mice.
(b) Cats.
(c) Turtles.
(d) Frogs.

5. What simile does Jason use to describe Reading High School?
(a) Like a zoo.
(b) Like a prison yard.
(c) Like a ghost town.
(d) Like a circus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chris hold in his hands the first time he comes to see his mother Cynthia after being released from prison?

2. In what year does Act 1, Scene 1 take place?

3. What store's window is Chris looking into when he encounters Jason for the first time since their release from prison?

4. According to Jessie, what is Tracey telling people is the reason for Cynthia being awarded the management job at Olstead's?

5. In the summer of 2000, what does the news report at the start of Act 1, Scene 7 say is happening to the violent crime rates in Reading, Pennsylvania?

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