1. What simile does Jason use to describe Reading High School?
(a) Like a zoo.
(b) Like a ghost town.
(c) Like a prison yard.
(d) Like a circus.

2. What type of food does the restaurant serve where Jason tells Evan he has just gotten a job after being released from prison?
(a) Hot dogs.
(b) Pretzels.
(c) Avocado toast.
(d) Pancakes.

3. In what year does Act 1, Scene 1 take place?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2008.

4. In the summer of 2000, what does the news report at the start of Act 1, Scene 7 say is happening to the violent crime rates in Reading, Pennsylvania?
(a) There is no violent crime in Reading, Pennsylvania.
(b) They are going down.
(c) They are rising.
(d) They are remaining static.

5. Cynthia tells Tracey not to think that just because she "went upstairs" (59) that she "can't see [something] on the floor" (60). What does she say she can still see on the floor?
(a) Grit.
(b) Dust.
(c) Shine.
(d) Blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does Jessie use when describing how meeting her future husband and getting into the groove of working at the factory had caused her life to stagnate?

2. How many employees did the City of Reading fire in May of 2000, as stated in the news briefing at the start of Scene 5 of Act 1?

3. When the bartender takes Jessie's keys away, where does he put them?

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

5. What does Tracey tell Brucie are his two choices regarding his marriage to Cynthia?

(see the answer key)

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