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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. At what kind of factory does Brucie work?
(a) A shoe factory.
(b) A textile mill.
(c) A rock quarry.
(d) A lumber mill.

2. 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 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.

3. Where does Cynthia say she is planning to take a vacation when she saves up enough money?
(a) The Mediterranean Sea.
(b) The Mojave Desert.
(c) The Panama Canal.
(d) Hawaii.

4. What items does Chris collect as a young man before he is incarcerated?
(a) Shot glasses.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Sneakers.
(d) Coins.

5. What ethnicity is Cynthia?
(a) African-American.
(b) White American.
(c) Italian-American.
(d) Japanese-American.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Toward whom does Stan repeatedly make unrequited romantic advances?

3. What crime does Tracey ask Oscar how to commit without getting caught?

4. For what position at Olstead's does Cynthia tell Brucie she is being considered?

5. What is the name of Chris's girlfriend?

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