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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. In what year does Act 1, Scene 1 take place?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2010.
(d) 1998.
2. Who has Brucie come to the bar to see when he is first told that Chris has gained admittance to college?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Jessie.
(c) Tracey.
(d) Chris.
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) 52.
(b) 72.
(c) 36.
(d) 93.
4. What crime does Tracey ask Oscar how to commit without getting caught?
(a) Burning down a factory.
(b) Robbing a bank.
(c) Burning down her own house.
(d) Murdering her boss.
5. What ailment does Cynthia say she is now experiencing after so many years working on the factory floor?
(a) Her vision is getting weak.
(b) Her feet are in constant pain.
(c) Her ears ring.
(d) Her hands freeze up.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what decade of life is Brucie in the year 2000?
2. Where does Cynthia say she is planning to take a vacation when she saves up enough money?
3. What does Tracey say was the event that sent Jessie into the depths of alcoholism?
4. What is the name of Chris's girlfriend?
5. How does Stan reveal that his leg had been injured, causing his limp?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Nottage's purpose for including the character of Jessie within the narrative?
2. What qualities does Stan believe that a good leader must exhibit?
3. In the earlier of the two eras depicted in the play, what are the differences between Chris's ambitions and Jason's ambitions?
4. What does Evan mean when he tells Chris that "the river keeps flowing" (9)?
5. How does Brucie's experience at the union office again display the theme of racial tension?
6. How does invisibility play a role in Scenes 1 and 2 of Act One?
7. What is Nottage's purpose in depicting Stan and Tracey as having been involved sexually before they became friends?
8. Characterize Evan's methods of performing his job as a parole officer.
9. 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)?
10. What event causes the first rift within Chris's and Jason's friendship in February of 2000?
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