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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What type of pet does Jason have that he says Father Hunt at the homeless shelter allows him to keep?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Cats.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Mice.

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

5. What name does Brucie call Tracey when she is trying to get him to stop bothering Cynthia at the bar?
(a) Meddler.
(b) Mouth.
(c) Spaz.
(d) Chatterbox.

6. At what kind of factory does Brucie work?
(a) A shoe factory.
(b) A textile mill.
(c) A rock quarry.
(d) A lumber mill.

7. How many days' pay does Chris say it costs him to buy a meal at the Olive Garden and a night at the movies?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

8. Who does Jessie threaten to beat up during Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Stan.
(c) Brucie.
(d) Cynthia.

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

10. What is the name of Chris's girlfriend?
(a) Monique.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Chyanne.
(d) Michelle.

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

12. What does Stan say is at the core of everything?
(a) Human decency.
(b) Truth.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Loyalty.

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

14. What does Stan say is the best thing that has ever happened to him?
(a) Getting fired from Olstead's.
(b) Getting injured at Olstead's.
(c) Quitting his job at Olstead's.
(d) Winning his lawsuit against Olstead's.

15. Who has moved away from Reading, Pennsylvania in order to open a bed-and-breakfast?
(a) Garth.
(b) Juan.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Freddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Jason call Chris at the end of their conversation about college?

2. What song is used to indicate the earlier of the two eras in which the play's narrative takes place?

3. What simile does Jason use to describe Reading High School?

4. What ethnicity is Brucie?

5. Who has Brucie come to the bar to see when he is first told that Chris has gained admittance to college?

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