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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) A record number of state employees in Pennsylvania have been laid off.
(b) Reading, Pennsylvania is experiencing a heatwave that is breaking temperature records.
(c) The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen by a record-breaking amount.
(d) A record number of students of color have been enrolled in fall courses at Penn State.

2. What kind of tattoos does Jason have on his face during the later of the two eras depicted in the play?
(a) Stars and bars tattoos.
(b) White supremacy tattoos.
(c) Grape Street Crip tattoos.
(d) Maori tattoos.

3. For what reason does Cynthia say that Brucie always comes to see her on Thursdays?
(a) Thursdays are her paydays.
(b) Thursdays had been their date night.
(c) Thursdays are his paydays.
(d) Thursdays always made him feel romantic.

4. What ethnicity is Brucie?
(a) African-American.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Italian-American.
(d) White.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who changes the locks and does not provide Jason with a key once he turns 21 years old?

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

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

5. To what school does Chris tell Jason he has gained admittance once he pursues the school's teaching program?

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