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

2. What type of job does Evan hold?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Police officer.
(c) Parole officer.
(d) Social worker.

3. Who is passed out drunk on the table the first time the bar acts as a setting within the play's narrative?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Stan.
(c) Jessie.
(d) Tracey.

4. What position does Oscar hold at the bar?
(a) Bouncer.
(b) Busboy.
(c) Handyman.
(d) Bartender.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For how many years has Cynthia worked on the factory floor before she applies for the management position?

3. What method does Chris tell Evan he is using to keep himself calm and grounded?

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

5. What song is used to indicate the earlier of the two eras in which the play's narrative takes place?

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