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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. For how many years have Chris and Jason been imprisoned by the later of the two eras depicted in the play?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

2. How long did Stan spend in the hospital, during which time no Olstead managers contacted him?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 6 weeks.

3. Who has Brucie come to the bar to see when he is first told that Chris has gained admittance to college?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Chris.
(c) Jessie.
(d) Tracey.

4. How many days' pay does Chris say it costs him to buy a meal at the Olive Garden and a night at the movies?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brucie show Cynthia in order to prove he is in a treatment program?

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

3. Who does Jessie threaten to beat up during Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Where does Chris stay immediately after he gets out of prison?

5. What does Tracey say was the event that sent Jessie into the depths of alcoholism?

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