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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Scenes 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Felix gotten the world map that he and Jessie used to use as a sort of talisman connected to their dreams of travel?
(a) From an atlas in the library.
(b) From the wall of their high school classroom.
(c) From his mother.
(d) From Jessie's grandmother.

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

3. What does Cynthia say she used to let slip out onto the counter while she was shopping so that other people could see it?
(a) Her medical card.
(b) Her American Express card.
(c) Her wad of cash.
(d) Her union card.

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

5. When, if at all, does Tracey say she wants the money back she has just given Jason?
(a) The next month.
(b) She says he does not need to repay her.
(c) The next day.
(d) The next week.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what county does Oscar tell Tracey he was born, much to her surprise?

4. What does Cynthia cite as making up half of her job as floor manager at Olstead's?

5. For how many years did Stan work at Olstead's before he was injured?

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