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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 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) Reading, Pennsylvania is experiencing a heatwave that is breaking temperature records.
(d) A record number of state employees in Pennsylvania have been laid off.

2. Toward whom does Stan repeatedly make unrequited romantic advances?
(a) Marcia.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) Tracey.
(d) Jessie.

3. What word does Chris use to describe the crime that he and Jason committed?
(a) Incredible.
(b) Unforgivable.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Brave.

4. What signs does Jason display that let Evan know Jason has been in a fight?
(a) A bruised cheek and a missing tooth.
(b) A black eye and a split lip.
(c) A broken hand and a split lip.
(d) A black eye and a broken arm.

5. What type of pet does Jason have that he says Father Hunt at the homeless shelter allows him to keep?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Mice.
(c) Cats.
(d) Frogs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much of a pay cut does Brucie say that he and the other workers had offered to take, but was still refused by their company?

3. How long did Stan spend in the hospital, during which time no Olstead managers contacted him?

4. What type of food does the restaurant serve where Jason tells Evan he has just gotten a job after being released from prison?

5. How many generations of Stan's family have worked at Olstead's?

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