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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. At the start of Act 1, Scene 4, how many weeks does Brucie tell Stan he and the other workers have been locked out of the plant?
(a) 52.
(b) 72.
(c) 93.
(d) 36.

2. In addition to some supermarket vouchers, what else does Tracey say they had offered her at the union office when she went in?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) A voucher for utilities.
(c) A list of available jobs in the area.
(d) A bag of groceries.

3. What crime does Tracey ask Oscar how to commit without getting caught?
(a) Burning down her own house.
(b) Burning down a factory.
(c) Murdering her boss.
(d) Robbing a bank.

4. What does Cynthia cite as making up half of her job as floor manager at Olstead's?
(a) Yelling at people.
(b) Maintaining the machines.
(c) Schmoozing with the bosses.
(d) Looking busy.

5. 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) They are going down.
(b) They are remaining static.
(c) There is no violent crime in Reading, Pennsylvania.
(d) They are rising.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stan say is at the core of everything?

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

3. Who is passed out drunk on the table the first time the bar acts as a setting within the play's narrative?

4. What advice does Cynthia offer to Jessie and Tracey regarding the contract negotiations?

5. What does Tracey say Cynthia can tell the managers she will do before she lets them take her life away?

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