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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 does Cynthia blame for Chris's incarceration?
(a) Stan.
(b) Jason.
(c) Brucie.
(d) Tracey.

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) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

3. When Cynthia recalls how Jessie had looked when they first met, what folk singer does she say Jessie looked like?
(a) Sandy Denny.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Joni Mitchell.
(d) Judy Collins.

4. How does Stan reveal that his leg had been injured, causing his limp?
(a) He was in a bad car accident.
(b) He had gotten a bad staph infection.
(c) His leg got caught in a machine at the mill.
(d) He had been attacked by a scab during a strike.

5. For what crime had Cynthia been arrested after finding out that Brucie had robbed her home?
(a) Disorderly conduct.
(b) Loitering.
(c) Assault.
(d) Public intoxication.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jason and Chris are leaving to see what is going on at the plant, who stops them to ask for money?

2. What method does Chris tell Evan he is using to keep himself calm and grounded?

3. What does Tracey say was the event that sent Jessie into the depths of alcoholism?

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

5. What does the union offer to Olstead's workers who are out of work due to the strike?

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