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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) Reading, Pennsylvania is experiencing a heatwave that is breaking temperature records.
(c) A record number of students of color have been enrolled in fall courses at Penn State.
(d) A record number of state employees in Pennsylvania have been laid off.

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

3. In what decade of life is Brucie in the year 2000?
(a) Forties.
(b) Twenties.
(c) Fifties.
(d) Thirties.

4. In what year does Act 1, Scene 1 take place?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1998.
(d) 2010.

5. What kind of vehicle is Jason thinking of purchasing at the start of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) An ATV.
(b) A boat.
(c) A convertible.
(d) A motorcycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of Act 1, Scene 4, how many weeks does Brucie tell Stan he and the other workers have been locked out of the plant?

2. What type of job does Evan hold?

3. Where does Jason say he plans to buy a condo and retire someday?

4. What does Stan say he wishes management had said to him at Olstead's every now and then?

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

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