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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the president of the union at Olstead's?
(a) Chris.
(b) Stan.
(c) Tracey.
(d) Lester.

2. What does Cynthia cite as making up half of her job as floor manager at Olstead's?
(a) Looking busy.
(b) Schmoozing with the bosses.
(c) Yelling at people.
(d) Maintaining the machines.

3. Who comforts Tracey when she fights back tears at the news of Olstead's demands?
(a) Chris.
(b) Jason.
(c) Jessie.
(d) Stan.

4. When Cynthia apologizes to Chris for not visiting him in prison as of late, for how long does she say she went without a visit to see him?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 month.

5. What advice does Cynthia offer to Jessie and Tracey regarding the contract negotiations?
(a) Hold out for better benefits.
(b) Take the deal.
(c) Hold out for more money.
(d) Give the union president time.

6. How much money does Tracey say is all she can give Jason to get him started when he returns from prison?
(a) $20.
(b) $100.
(c) $10.
(d) $5.

7. What do the managers at Olstead's do in order to create an opportunity for contract renegotiation?
(a) They remove half of the factory's machines.
(b) They have the factory fumigated.
(c) They send everyone on a week-long vacation.
(d) They repaint the factory walls.

8. Which family member of Jessie had lived in the state where she and Felix had planned to end up after their cross-country hitchhiking stint?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her dad.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her cousin.

9. Why has Cynthia had to move to a different residence during the time Chris has been in prison?
(a) Brucie had been stalking her.
(b) The house had been sold.
(c) She had fallen behind on mortgage payments.
(d) The house had been infested with dangerous black mold.

10. By what percentage does Olstead's want to cut all of the factory workers' pay?
(a) 40%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 60%.

11. How long does Jessie say she had thought Cynthia would last at Olstead's when she had first started working there?
(a) Less than a week.
(b) Less than a season.
(c) Less than a day.
(d) Less than a month.

12. When Brucie tells Chris that he has options, what does he say about school?
(a) He says that school had always scared him.
(b) He says that it is the only way Chris will improve his life.
(c) He says that he had dropped out in the seventh grade.
(d) He says that it will give Chris a new outlook on life.

13. How many weeks of work does Chris tell his father it would take him to replace the money he had given his father?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

14. Where does Brucie say he had been when anxiety made him freeze up?
(a) At his brother's house.
(b) At the grocery store.
(c) At his dealer's house.
(d) On the picket line.

15. What item of her grandfather's does Tracey say is still in her locker at Olstead's?
(a) His uniform.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His toolbox.
(d) His union card.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cynthia recalls how Jessie had looked when they first met, what folk singer does she say Jessie looked like?

2. To what animal does Cynthia compare the managers at Olstead's?

3. When Chris and Jason are watching the Olympics in the bar, what sport does Jason say is not a sport?

4. When Tracey verbally attacks Cynthia at the bar when they see each other for the first time since the factory lock-out, how long does Tracey say it has been since she has been out of the house?

5. At what location does Oscar tell Tracey he has seen a posting for employment opportunities at Olstead's?

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