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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. After Tracey sees Oscar's flyer advertising employment at Olstead's, in what location does she see more of the same fliers?
(a) At the union office.
(b) At the gas station.
(c) At the library.
(d) At the unemployment office.

2. What gesture does Cynthia make in order to refer to race when she is telling Tracey not to make their argument about racial issues?
(a) She points to Tracey's hand.
(b) She points to Tracey's face.
(c) She points to her own face.
(d) She points to her own hand.

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

4. What record-breaking event does the playwright indicate has just happened at the start of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Reading, Pennsylvania is experiencing a heatwave that is breaking temperature records.
(b) The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen by a record-breaking amount.
(c) A record number of state employees in Pennsylvania have been laid off.
(d) A record number of students of color have been enrolled in fall courses at Penn State.

5. How much money per week has Stan heard that people can make while working on an oil rig?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $1,500.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $500.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade of life is Brucie in the year 2000?

2. For what position at Olstead's does Cynthia tell Brucie she is being considered?

3. When Cynthia asks Tracey where she heard that Olstead would be engaging in lay-offs, where does Tracey say she heard the news?

4. When, if at all, does Tracey say she wants the money back she has just given Jason?

5. What does Brucie show Cynthia in order to prove he is in a treatment program?

(see the answer key)

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