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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Fatt accuses "reds" of doing?
(a) Turning women into prostitutes.
(b) Supporting bosses against workers.
(c) Turning women into Christians.
(d) Spying on workers.

2. Why does Joe think the workers need to strike?
(a) So the workers can have extra money for vacations.
(b) The workers are supporting the company rather than the family.
(c) He doesn't. He believes striking is for losers.
(d) Because it makes the bosses look bad.

3. Who helps Joe overcome his fear of fighting for a living wage and make up his mind?
(a) Miller.
(b) His wife.
(c) Sol Feinberg.
(d) Lefty.

4. Why do the characters assemble in the first scene?
(a) To listen to sports on radio.
(b) To eat dinner at a restaurant.
(c) To play a game of cards.
(d) To talk about a strike.

5. Who is the first character to speak in the play?
(a) Joe.
(b) Benjamin.
(c) Lefty.
(d) Fatt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is accused of taking a "run-out powder?"

2. How is Fatt described?

3. What does Joe do to quiet the men?

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

5. What does it mean to "take a run-out powder?"

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