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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One: Scenes 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stan say he had respected about Olstead's method of running the factory that none of the newer managers use?
(a) He minded his own business in his office.
(b) He spent money on maintaining the machines.
(c) He spent time on the floor with the workers.
(d) He asked the workers what they needed in order to be more efficient.

2. When Chris and Jason encounter each other for the first time since their release from prison, what action do they take?
(a) They glare at one another and part.
(b) They curse at one another.
(c) They punch one another.
(d) They hug one another.

3. 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 prosthetic leg.
(c) He has a pronounced limp.
(d) He is blind in one eye.

4. Who does Jessie threaten to beat up during Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) Stan.
(d) Brucie.

5. What does Chris say he had expected Jason to do when Jason saw Chris walking quickly toward him?
(a) Turn away.
(b) Put up his fists.
(c) Run toward Chris.
(d) Walk away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ethnicity is Cynthia?

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

3. What is the name of the owner of the bar that acts as a main setting within the play?

4. What event does Cynthia imply had initially led Brucie to fall prey to drug addiction?

5. On what holiday does Cynthia say she and her husband Brucie had briefly reconciled before he robbed her home?

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