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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Chris use to describe the crime that he and Jason committed?
(a) Incredible.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Unforgivable.
(d) Brave.

2. What type of food does the restaurant serve where Jason tells Evan he has just gotten a job after being released from prison?
(a) Avocado toast.
(b) Hot dogs.
(c) Pretzels.
(d) Pancakes.

3. How does Stan reveal that his leg had been injured, causing his limp?
(a) He was in a bad car accident.
(b) He had gotten a bad staph infection.
(c) His leg got caught in a machine at the mill.
(d) He had been attacked by a scab during a strike.

4. What is the name of the owner of the bar that acts as a main setting within the play?
(a) Brucie.
(b) Howard.
(c) Chris.
(d) Stan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ethnicity is Cynthia?

2. How many men does Stan say will line up for Chris's job at Olstead's if he leaves to attend school?

3. What kind of tattoos does Jason have on his face during the later of the two eras depicted in the play?

4. What type of pet does Jason have that he says Father Hunt at the homeless shelter allows him to keep?

5. What song is used to indicate the earlier of the two eras in which the play's narrative takes place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nottage's purpose for including the character of Jessie within the narrative?

2. How does Brucie's experience at the union office again display the theme of racial tension?

3. What event causes the first rift within Chris's and Jason's friendship in February of 2000?

4. What is the author's purpose in using Tracey's character to express racist views directly to Oscar, rather than using a character like Jessie?

5. What is Nottage's purpose in depicting Stan and Tracey as having been involved sexually before they became friends?

6. How does the theme of silence appear within the conversation that Jason and Chris have about college?

7. How is irony present in Jason's complaint when he says, "Fucking union got all our money tied up in benefits and shit, don't have nothing left for fun" (29)?

8. How is the theme of abject desperation demonstrated through Stan's reporting of the newspaper story about town citizen Freddy Brunner?

9. How does Jason demonstrate a lack of awareness about white privilege during his conversation about college with Chris?

10. How is the theme of being trapped contained within Stan's advice to Chris about his job at Olstead's and about college?

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