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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. What does Cynthia tell Tracey to do if she has a problem with Cynthia?
(a) Stop hanging out with her.
(b) Consider them to be strangers from now on.
(c) Complain to the boss.
(d) Tell her.

2. What physical ailment does the bartender have when we first meet him in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He is hard of hearing.
(b) He has a pronounced limp.
(c) He has a prosthetic leg.
(d) He is blind in one eye.

3. To what school does Chris tell Jason he has gained admittance once he pursues the school's teaching program?
(a) Albright.
(b) Northwestern.
(c) Yale.
(d) Fulbright.

4. What simile does Jason use to describe Reading High School?
(a) Like a zoo.
(b) Like a circus.
(c) Like a prison yard.
(d) Like a ghost town.

5. How long does Jessie say she had expected to work at Olstead's when she had first started?
(a) 3-5 months.
(b) 6-8 months.
(c) 2-3 years.
(d) 9-12 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tracey tell Brucie are his two choices regarding his marriage to Cynthia?

2. What metaphor does Jessie use when describing how meeting her future husband and getting into the groove of working at the factory had caused her life to stagnate?

3. What ethnicity is Cynthia?

4. What does Tracey say was the event that sent Jessie into the depths of alcoholism?

5. Who does Jessie threaten to beat up during Act 1, Scene 2?

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