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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men does Stan say will line up for Chris's job at Olstead's if he leaves to attend school?
(a) 10.
(b) 60.
(c) 20.
(d) 100.

2. What does Tracey tell Brucie are his two choices regarding his marriage to Cynthia?
(a) Go to school or get a job.
(b) Get sober or get out.
(c) Move out or commit.
(d) Get clean or get lost.

3. What ethnicity is Oscar?
(a) Chilean-American.
(b) Venezuelan-American.
(c) Columbian-American.
(d) Mexican-American.

4. What does Stan say he had respected about Olstead's method of running the factory that none of the newer managers use?
(a) He spent money on maintaining the machines.
(b) He asked the workers what they needed in order to be more efficient.
(c) He minded his own business in his office.
(d) He spent time on the floor with the workers.

5. What type of job does Evan hold?
(a) Social worker.
(b) Parole officer.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Lawyer.

6. Which Democratic candidate does Brucie say he supports for the upcoming 2000 presidential primary?
(a) Keyes.
(b) Clinton.
(c) Bush.
(d) Bradley.

7. What kind of shop does Jason say he plans to open once he retires from Olstead's?
(a) Wienerschnitzel.
(b) Dunkin' Donuts.
(c) Winchell's.
(d) Kentucky Fried Chicken.

8. What does Stan say he wishes management had said to him at Olstead's every now and then?
(a) Thank you.
(b) You're a good worker.
(c) We appreciate your loyalty.
(d) I'm sorry.

9. For how many years has Cynthia worked on the factory floor before she applies for the management position?
(a) 14.
(b) 36.
(c) 32.
(d) 24.

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

11. Who is passed out drunk on the table the first time the bar acts as a setting within the play's narrative?
(a) Tracey.
(b) Stan.
(c) Jessie.
(d) Cynthia.

12. On what holiday does Cynthia say she and her husband Brucie had briefly reconciled before he robbed her home?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Christmas.
(c) The Fourth of July.
(d) Labor Day.

13. What word does Chris use to describe the crime that he and Jason committed?
(a) Incredible.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Unforgivable.
(d) Brave.

14. Who has Brucie come to the bar to see when he is first told that Chris has gained admittance to college?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Tracey.
(c) Chris.
(d) Jessie.

15. How much of a pay cut does Brucie say that he and the other workers had offered to take, but was still refused by their company?
(a) 25%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 40%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has moved away from Reading, Pennsylvania in order to open a bed-and-breakfast?

2. What reason does Chris give for not telling Jason his plans to attend college?

3. What type of pet does Jason have that he says Father Hunt at the homeless shelter allows him to keep?

4. How does Stan reveal that his leg had been injured, causing his limp?

5. Where does Chris stay immediately after he gets out of prison?

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