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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two unions have failed at past strikes?
(a) Textile and steel.
(b) Teamsters and canners.
(c) Dock and auto workers.
(d) Textile and taxi drivers.

2. What does Fatt do after Joe comes forward?
(a) Turns his back to Joe.
(b) Sits and relights his cigar.
(c) Stands and crosses his arms.
(d) Sits at the end of the table.

3. What does Edna think about strikes?
(a) Strikes are too risky.
(b) She's not sure.
(c) Strikes can work.
(d) Strikes do not work.

4. What does Joe call Edna after she says that he is "crawling like a worm?"
(a) A nag.
(b) An ungrateful shrew.
(c) A tramp.
(d) A red.

5. What does Joe do to quiet the men?
(a) He is unable to quiet them.
(b) Tells them to be quiet.
(c) Raises a clenched fist.
(d) Raises his hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a main character complain that the talk of Lefty has turned the meeting into?

2. Why do the characters assemble in the first scene?

3. What do the hackers need to do to be successful?

4. What does Joe bring home from the war?

5. Who is the president as named in this scene?

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