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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One: Scenes 5-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Chris that she bets he is proud of his mother Cynthia for her recent promotion?
(a) Stan.
(b) Tracey.
(c) Brucie.
(d) Jessie.

2. What kind of tattoos does Jason have on his face during the later of the two eras depicted in the play?
(a) Grape Street Crip tattoos.
(b) Maori tattoos.
(c) Stars and bars tattoos.
(d) White supremacy tattoos.

3. How many generations of Stan's family have worked at Olstead's?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. What record-breaking event does the playwright indicate has just happened at the start of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen by a record-breaking amount.
(b) A record number of state employees in Pennsylvania have been laid off.
(c) A record number of students of color have been enrolled in fall courses at Penn State.
(d) Reading, Pennsylvania is experiencing a heatwave that is breaking temperature records.

5. What gesture does Cynthia make in order to refer to race when she is telling Tracey not to make their argument about racial issues?
(a) She points to her own face.
(b) She points to Tracey's face.
(c) She points to her own hand.
(d) She points to Tracey's hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cynthia asks Tracey where she heard that Olstead would be engaging in lay-offs, where does Tracey say she heard the news?

2. What does Stan say he wishes management had said to him at Olstead's every now and then?

3. What does Stan say he had respected about Olstead's method of running the factory that none of the newer managers use?

4. Where had Felix gotten the world map that he and Jessie used to use as a sort of talisman connected to their dreams of travel?

5. What ailment does Cynthia say she is now experiencing after so many years working on the factory floor?

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