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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who changes the locks and does not provide Jason with a key once he turns 21 years old?
2. What name does Jason call Chris at the end of their conversation about college?
3. What does Stan say he wishes management had said to him at Olstead's every now and then?
4. Who does Jessie threaten to beat up during Act 1, Scene 2?
5. What does Stan say is at the core of everything?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Evan mean when he tells Chris that "the river keeps flowing" (9)?
2. How does the theme of silence appear within the conversation that Jason and Chris have about college?
3. What is the author's purpose in using Tracey's character to express racist views directly to Oscar, rather than using a character like Jessie?
4. What is Nottage's purpose in depicting Stan and Tracey as having been involved sexually before they became friends?
5. Why does Cynthia decide to pursue the open management position at Olstead's?
6. How do Jason and Chris view travel differently during the earlier of the two eras depicted in the play?
7. How does Brucie's experience at the union office again display the theme of racial tension?
8. How does invisibility play a role in Scenes 1 and 2 of Act One?
9. What does Chris mean when he says, "A man gotta have one vice that keeps him hungry" (30), and how is his choice of vice different from his father Brucie's?
10. How is irony present in Jason's complaint when he says, "Fucking union got all our money tied up in benefits and shit, don't have nothing left for fun" (29)?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the central purpose of this play? What response do you think Lynn Nottage wants from her audience? How does each character support her purpose? Write an essay exploring these questions.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining how this play relates to the American Dream. Is there one American Dream or are there many different ones? What is this play saying about the American dream in the twenty-first century?
Essay Topic 3
What is Lynn Nottage's message about the relationship between poverty and racism within her play Sweat?
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