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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Scenes 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who changes the locks and does not provide Jason with a key once he turns 21 years old?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Tracey.
(c) Brucie.
(d) Jessie.

2. For what reason does Cynthia say that Brucie always comes to see her on Thursdays?
(a) Thursdays always made him feel romantic.
(b) Thursdays had been their date night.
(c) Thursdays are his paydays.
(d) Thursdays are her paydays.

3. How many generations of Stan's family have worked at Olstead's?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. To what country does Cynthia say that Olstead's could move the factory if the union does not agree to a contract amenable to both parties?
(a) Mexico.
(b) China.
(c) Venezuela.
(d) Canada.

5. In what month does Chris plan to start attending college if the strike has not yet been resolved?
(a) September.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) January.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cynthia recalls how Jessie had looked when they first met, what folk singer does she say Jessie looked like?

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. Who does Cynthia blame for Chris's incarceration?

4. For what items did Jessie collect Green Stamps for a whole year in her youth?

5. 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?

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