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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 Brucie show Cynthia in order to prove he is in a treatment program?
(a) A note from his parole officer.
(b) A flyer about a treatment program.
(c) A sobriety coin.
(d) A letter from a doctor.

2. Who has moved away from Reading, Pennsylvania in order to open a bed-and-breakfast?
(a) Garth.
(b) Juan.
(c) Freddy.
(d) Oscar.

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

4. What does Stan say is at the core of everything?
(a) Truth.
(b) Human decency.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Loyalty.

5. What record-breaking event does the playwright indicate has just happened at the start of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A record number of students of color have been enrolled in fall courses at Penn State.
(b) A record number of state employees in Pennsylvania have been laid off.
(c) Reading, Pennsylvania is experiencing a heatwave that is breaking temperature records.
(d) The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen by a record-breaking amount.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What signs does Jason display that let Evan know Jason has been in a fight?

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

4. At what kind of factory does Brucie work?

5. What does Chris say bothers him the most about the tool he uses in his job at Olstead's?

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