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

2. Where does Cynthia say she is planning to take a vacation when she saves up enough money?
(a) The Panama Canal.
(b) The Mojave Desert.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) The Mediterranean Sea.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On her birthday, where does Cynthia tell Stan she would like to be?

2. What tool does Chris say he primarily uses in his job at Olstead's?

3. What product does the Olstead plant produce?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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