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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 ailment does Cynthia say she is now experiencing after so many years working on the factory floor?
(a) Her hands freeze up.
(b) Her ears ring.
(c) Her feet are in constant pain.
(d) Her vision is getting weak.

2. What is the name of the owner of the bar that acts as a main setting within the play?
(a) Stan.
(b) Chris.
(c) Brucie.
(d) Howard.

3. What ethnicity is Tracey?
(a) White American.
(b) Columbian-American.
(c) African-American.
(d) Italian-American.

4. What ethnicity is Oscar?
(a) Chilean-American.
(b) Mexican-American.
(c) Columbian-American.
(d) Venezuelan-American.

5. What does Tracey say was the event that sent Jessie into the depths of alcoholism?
(a) Her mother dying.
(b) Her husband dying.
(c) Her father dying.
(d) Her ex-husband getting remarried.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tattoos does Jason have on his face during the later of the two eras depicted in the play?

2. Where does Cynthia say she is planning to take a vacation when she saves up enough money?

3. When Chris and Jason encounter each other for the first time since their release from prison, what action do they take?

4. For how many years have Chris and Jason been imprisoned by the later of the two eras depicted in the play?

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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