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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 kind of shop does Jason say he plans to open once he retires from Olstead's?
(a) Wienerschnitzel.
(b) Kentucky Fried Chicken.
(c) Winchell's.
(d) Dunkin' Donuts.

2. What ethnicity is Cynthia?
(a) White American.
(b) Japanese-American.
(c) Italian-American.
(d) African-American.

3. 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) 36.
(b) 72.
(c) 52.
(d) 93.

4. What type of pet does Jason have that he says Father Hunt at the homeless shelter allows him to keep?
(a) Cats.
(b) Turtles.
(c) Mice.
(d) Frogs.

5. What physical ailment does the bartender have when we first meet him in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He has a prosthetic leg.
(b) He is hard of hearing.
(c) He is blind in one eye.
(d) He has a pronounced limp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tracey say was the event that sent Jessie into the depths of alcoholism?

2. What simile does Jason use to describe Reading High School?

3. What crime does Tracey ask Oscar how to commit without getting caught?

4. What position does Oscar hold at the bar?

5. What store's window is Chris looking into when he encounters Jason for the first time since their release from prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does invisibility play a role in Scenes 1 and 2 of Act One?

4. What qualities does Stan believe that a good leader must exhibit?

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

6. How does Jason feel about his relationship with his mom Tracey in 2000?

7. Why does Cynthia decide to pursue the open management position at Olstead's?

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

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

10. In what ways are Chris and Cynthia shown to have similar characteristics?

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