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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the bartender takes Jessie's keys away, where does he put them?
(a) In a key jar on the bar shelf.
(b) In the trash.
(c) In his pocket.
(d) In the toilet.

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

3. 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.

4. Who is the bartender at the bar that serves as main setting within the play's narrative?
(a) Brucie.
(b) Stan.
(c) Otto.
(d) Oscar.

5. What method does Chris tell Evan he is using to keep himself calm and grounded?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Prayer meetings.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Dancing.

6. What tool does Chris say he primarily uses in his job at Olstead's?
(a) A jackhammer.
(b) A blowtorch.
(c) A saw.
(d) An awl.

7. 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.

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

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

10. What position does Oscar hold at the bar?
(a) Busboy.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Bouncer.
(d) Handyman.

11. What physical ailment does the bartender have when we first meet him in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He has a pronounced limp.
(b) He is blind in one eye.
(c) He is hard of hearing.
(d) He has a prosthetic leg.

12. What name does Jason call Chris at the end of their conversation about college?
(a) Snake.
(b) Asshole.
(c) Bitch.
(d) Jerk.

13. 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?
(a) 93.
(b) 52.
(c) 72.
(d) 36.

14. Toward whom does Stan repeatedly make unrequited romantic advances?
(a) Marcia.
(b) Jessie.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Tracey.

15. Where does Cynthia say she is planning to take a vacation when she saves up enough money?
(a) The Panama Canal.
(b) The Mediterranean Sea.
(c) The Mojave Desert.
(d) Hawaii.

Short Answer Questions

1. What items does Chris collect as a young man before he is incarcerated?

2. What ethnicity is Tracey?

3. What ailment does Cynthia say she is now experiencing after so many years working on the factory floor?

4. How long did Stan spend in the hospital, during which time no Olstead managers contacted him?

5. What does Stan say is the best thing that has ever happened to him?

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