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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. What store's window is Chris looking into when he encounters Jason for the first time since their release from prison?
(a) Sneaker Den.
(b) Sneaker Town.
(c) Sneaker City.
(d) Sneaker Villa.

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

3. What does Tracey say Cynthia can tell the managers she will do before she lets them take her life away?
(a) Shoot up the factory.
(b) Burn the factory down.
(c) Move away.
(d) Kill herself.

4. What physical ailment does the bartender have when we first meet him in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He is hard of hearing.
(b) He has a prosthetic leg.
(c) He has a pronounced limp.
(d) He is blind in one eye.

5. By what percentage does Olstead's want to cut all of the factory workers' pay?
(a) 25%.
(b) 60%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 30%.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What name does Jason call Chris at the end of their conversation about college?

3. For how many years have Chris and Jason been imprisoned by the later of the two eras depicted in the play?

4. Where does Brucie say he had been when anxiety made him freeze up?

5. What adjective does Brucie use to describe how Chris has always been?

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