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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What items does Chris collect as a young man before he is incarcerated?
(a) Coins.
(b) Stamps.
(c) Sneakers.
(d) Shot glasses.

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

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

4. When Chris and Jason encounter each other for the first time since their release from prison, what action do they take?
(a) They hug one another.
(b) They glare at one another and part.
(c) They punch one another.
(d) They curse at one another.

5. What does Chris say bothers him the most about the tool he uses in his job at Olstead's?
(a) The vibrations.
(b) The maintenance expenses.
(c) The weight.
(d) The noise.

6. What adjective does Brucie use to describe how Chris has always been?
(a) Smart.
(b) Loyal.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Better.

7. 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) 72.
(b) 52.
(c) 36.
(d) 93.

8. 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.

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

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 Town.
(c) Sneaker Villa.
(d) Sneaker Den.

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

12. What event does Cynthia imply had initially led Brucie to fall prey to drug addiction?
(a) Getting caught cheating on Cynthia.
(b) His mother's death.
(c) Losing his job after a union strike.
(d) His father's death.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what crime had Cynthia been arrested after finding out that Brucie had robbed her home?

2. Where does Cynthia say she is planning to take a vacation when she saves up enough money?

3. Toward whom does Stan repeatedly make unrequited romantic advances?

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

5. For what reason does Cynthia say that Brucie always comes to see her on Thursdays?

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