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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to performing maintenance work at the university, where else has Cynthia been working in order to make ends meet while Chris has been incarcerated?
(a) A nursing home.
(b) A bar.
(c) Olstead's.
(d) A grocery store.

2. For what items did Jessie collect Green Stamps for a whole year in her youth?
(a) A car and a fur coat.
(b) A backpack and a tent.
(c) Sunglasses and a designer purse.
(d) A plane ticket to India and the passport fee.

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

4. How many seconds does Chris's father say it would take Chris to reach into his pocket for some money?
(a) One second.
(b) Two seconds.
(c) Thirty seconds.
(d) Five seconds.

5. In addition to her car payments, what other bill is Cynthia most concerned about being able to pay?
(a) Brucie's rent.
(b) Her mortgage.
(c) Her electric bill.
(d) Chris's tuition bill.

6. How many Green Stamps did Jessie save up in a year?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 100.
(d) 1,000.

7. 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) 1 month.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

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

9. When Jason and Chris are leaving to see what is going on at the plant, who stops them to ask for money?
(a) Tracey.
(b) Stan.
(c) Jessie.
(d) Brucie.

10. What question does Chris enjoy asking Stan every time he comes in, though he knows the answer?
(a) What kind of beer he has on tap.
(b) What the latest news is.
(c) Whether he has hired a pretty bartender yet.
(d) How his leg is feeling.

11. What product does the Olstead plant produce?
(a) Speakers.
(b) Cars.
(c) Steel tubing.
(d) Window frames.

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

13. What does Cynthia tell Tracey to do if she has a problem with Cynthia?
(a) Tell her.
(b) Complain to the boss.
(c) Stop hanging out with her.
(d) Consider them to be strangers from now on.

14. In addition to some supermarket vouchers, what else does Tracey say they had offered her at the union office when she went in?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) A list of available jobs in the area.
(c) A voucher for utilities.
(d) A bag of groceries.

15. For how many weeks has Chris been out of prison before he comes to see his mother Cynthia?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what county does Oscar tell Tracey he was born, much to her surprise?

2. What does Tracey say Cynthia can tell the managers she will do before she lets them take her life away?

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

4. According to Jessie, what is Tracey telling people is the reason for Cynthia being awarded the management job at Olstead's?

5. What does Cynthia say she used to let slip out onto the counter while she was shopping so that other people could see it?

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