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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is George's wife?
(a) Marilou.
(b) Marilyn.
(c) Marion.
(d) Mary Anne.

2. George is proud of the recent opening of _________________.
(a) An ice arena.
(b) A movie theater.
(c) A new zoo.
(d) A water park.

3. Which one of the men offers to run for mayor with Phil's support?
(a) Coach.
(b) Tom.
(c) James.
(d) Martin.

4. What is the information learned about George's political opponent?
(a) She is having an affair.
(b) He was a Communist.
(c) He was a slumlord.
(d) She had an abortion.

5. In what year does the story take place?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1972.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting for Act 1?

2. What do Phil Romano and James Daley bring to the gathering?

3. Which of the following is not seen in the room?

4. What type of business does Phil have that George's political opponent has tried to ruin?

5. How is the room furnished?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author show that money does not necessarily buy happiness as exhibited by Phil's life?

2. How does Coach try to bolster George's self-esteem regarding the upcoming election?

3. How does Act 2 begin?

4. How does the author show that Coach is a racist?

5. How does James' interest in running for mayor come up in conversation?

6. What secret does Tom reveal that he had learned from Martin regarding the championship game?

7. How do the men react to Coach in spite of his candor about their failures?

8. What does Coach reveal about his past that sheds light on his anti-Semitic views?

9. How have the men's lives paralleled the fate of Scranton?

10. What is the role of the men's friend, Phil, in George's political career?

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