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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Florence work?
(a) Behind the counter.
(b) In the steel plant.
(c) Next to the movie theater.
(d) In a nursing home.

2. What does Fatt do to send the Gunman back to his original position?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He asks the workers to sit down.
(c) He waves his hand.
(d) He tells the Gunman to let the character speak.

3. What influential character is talked about but does not appear in Scene 3 or Scene 4?
(a) Uncle Sam.
(b) The mother.
(c) A spouse.
(d) The brother.

4. How does Odets foreshadow some of the main characters in the play?
(a) Has them all speak in Scene 1.
(b) Reveals each one slowly as the "voice."
(c) Makes them members of the workers' committee.
(d) Blacklists them for expulsion from the union.

5. In Scene 3, what changes the employee's mind about the new work assignment?
(a) Making chemical weapons.
(b) The boss asks him to spy on his supervisor.
(c) Writing weekly reports on his research.
(d) He doesn't think he can make a difference.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sid do while thinking about Florence before he sees her?

2. What is the relationship of the main characters in Scene 3?

3. What is the state of consumer markets?

4. What does Joe mean when he says, "I rode the wheels off the chariot."?

5. What does Sid need to satisfy Irv?

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