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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years did Stan work at Olstead's before he was injured?
(a) 32.
(b) 28.
(c) 16.
(d) 20.

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

3. What does Brucie show Cynthia in order to prove he is in a treatment program?
(a) A sobriety coin.
(b) A note from his parole officer.
(c) A flyer about a treatment program.
(d) A letter from a doctor.

4. What ethnicity is Tracey?
(a) African-American.
(b) Italian-American.
(c) Columbian-American.
(d) White American.

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

6. What is the name of the owner of the bar that acts as a main setting within the play?
(a) Brucie.
(b) Chris.
(c) Stan.
(d) Howard.

7. 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.

8. In what decade of life is Brucie in the year 2000?
(a) Thirties.
(b) Twenties.
(c) Fifties.
(d) Forties.

9. 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.

10. Where does Jason say he plans to buy a condo and retire someday?
(a) Myrtle Beach.
(b) Miami Beach.
(c) South Beach.
(d) Palm Beach.

11. What does Chris say he had expected Jason to do when Jason saw Chris walking quickly toward him?
(a) Turn away.
(b) Put up his fists.
(c) Run toward Chris.
(d) Walk away.

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

13. 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) A record number of students of color have been enrolled in fall courses at Penn State.
(c) A record number of state employees in Pennsylvania have been laid off.
(d) The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen by a record-breaking amount.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What signs does Jason display that let Evan know Jason has been in a fight?

2. Who is passed out drunk on the table the first time the bar acts as a setting within the play's narrative?

3. How many men does Stan say will line up for Chris's job at Olstead's if he leaves to attend school?

4. At the start of Act 1, Scene 4, how many weeks does Brucie tell Stan he and the other workers have been locked out of the plant?

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

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