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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One: Scenes 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stan say is the best thing that has ever happened to him?
(a) Winning his lawsuit against Olstead's.
(b) Quitting his job at Olstead's.
(c) Getting fired from Olstead's.
(d) Getting injured at Olstead's.

2. 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 students of color have been enrolled in fall courses at Penn State.
(c) A record number of state employees in Pennsylvania have been laid off.
(d) Reading, Pennsylvania is experiencing a heatwave that is breaking temperature records.

3. What does Stan say he wishes management had said to him at Olstead's every now and then?
(a) Thank you.
(b) I'm sorry.
(c) You're a good worker.
(d) We appreciate your loyalty.

4. What kind of vehicle is Jason thinking of purchasing at the start of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) A boat.
(b) An ATV.
(c) A convertible.
(d) A motorcycle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What crime does Tracey ask Oscar how to commit without getting caught?

2. What is the name of Chris's girlfriend?

3. What ethnicity is Brucie?

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

5. How does Stan reveal that his leg had been injured, causing his limp?

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