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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Jessie, what is Tracey telling people is the reason for Cynthia being awarded the management job at Olstead's?
(a) Because she is African-American.
(b) Because she flatters the boss.
(c) Because she is White.
(d) Because she has agreed to a lower salary than required.

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

4. 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 season.
(b) Less than a week.
(c) Less than a day.
(d) Less than a month.

5. 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 he had dropped out in the seventh grade.
(c) He says that it will give Chris a new outlook on life.
(d) He says that it is the only way Chris will improve his life.

6. Who is celebrating a birthday in the bar when Cynthia arrives late and apologizes?
(a) Brucie.
(b) Tracey.
(c) Chris.
(d) Jessie.

7. What item does Oscar produce in order to prove to Tracey that Olstead's is advertising employment opportunities?
(a) A job application.
(b) A flyer.
(c) A business card.
(d) A phone number.

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

9. When Chris and Jason are watching the Olympics in the bar, what sport does Jason say is not a sport?
(a) Rhythmic gymnastics.
(b) Synchronized swimming.
(c) Snowboarding.
(d) Downhill skiing.

10. When Cynthia recalls how Jessie had looked when they first met, what folk singer does she say Jessie looked like?
(a) Joni Mitchell.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Judy Collins.
(d) Sandy Denny.

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

12. What name does Tracey call Cynthia when seeing her for the first time since the factory lock-out?
(a) Backstabber.
(b) Benedict Arnold.
(c) Traitor.
(d) Bitch.

13. On her birthday, where does Cynthia tell Stan she would like to be?
(a) The Panama Canal.
(b) The Mediterranean Sea.
(c) The Dead Sea.
(d) Lake Mead.

14. To which state had Jessie and her boyfriend Felix planned to end up in after hitchhiking their way across the country?
(a) California.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Alaska.
(d) Wyoming.

15. What does Chris hold in his hands the first time he comes to see his mother Cynthia after being released from prison?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A gun.
(d) A wad of cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What product does the Olstead plant produce?

2. How long does Jessie say she had expected to work at Olstead's when she had first started?

3. After Tracey sees Oscar's flyer advertising employment at Olstead's, in what location does she see more of the same fliers?

4. Who asks Chris if he had worn a helmet while riding on Jason's new motorcycle?

5. 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?

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