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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 does Chris say he had expected Jason to do when Jason saw Chris walking quickly toward him?
(a) Run toward Chris.
(b) Walk away.
(c) Turn away.
(d) Put up his fists.

2. Where does Chris stay immediately after he gets out of prison?
(a) In a church rectory.
(b) In a rehabilitation facility.
(c) In a homeless shelter.
(d) In his car.

3. On what holiday does Cynthia say she and her husband Brucie had briefly reconciled before he robbed her home?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Labor Day.
(c) The Fourth of July.
(d) Halloween.

4. In what year does Brucie say his father had picked his last bale of cotton?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1929.

5. For how many years did Stan work at Olstead's before he was injured?
(a) 20.
(b) 16.
(c) 32.
(d) 28.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is passed out drunk on the table the first time the bar acts as a setting within the play's narrative?

2. What physical ailment does the bartender have when we first meet him in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

4. What adjective does Brucie use to describe how Chris has always been?

5. How many men does Stan say will line up for Chris's job at Olstead's if he leaves to attend school?

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