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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 is hard of hearing.
(b) He is blind in one eye.
(c) He has a prosthetic leg.
(d) He has a pronounced limp.

2. When the bartender takes Jessie's keys away, where does he put them?
(a) In a key jar on the bar shelf.
(b) In his pocket.
(c) In the toilet.
(d) In the trash.

3. What type of food does the restaurant serve where Jason tells Evan he has just gotten a job after being released from prison?
(a) Avocado toast.
(b) Pretzels.
(c) Pancakes.
(d) Hot dogs.

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

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) Walk away.
(d) Run toward Chris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chris stay immediately after he gets out of prison?

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

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

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

5. What ailment does Cynthia say she is now experiencing after so many years working on the factory floor?

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