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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 does Stan say he had respected about Olstead's method of running the factory that none of the newer managers use?
(a) He asked the workers what they needed in order to be more efficient.
(b) He spent time on the floor with the workers.
(c) He minded his own business in his office.
(d) He spent money on maintaining the machines.

2. When Chris and Jason encounter each other for the first time since their release from prison, what action do they take?
(a) They punch one another.
(b) They curse at one another.
(c) They hug one another.
(d) They glare at one another and part.

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

4. Who has Brucie come to the bar to see when he is first told that Chris has gained admittance to college?
(a) Tracey.
(b) Chris.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Jessie.

5. What does Chris say he had expected Jason to do when Jason saw Chris walking quickly toward him?
(a) Run toward Chris.
(b) Walk away.
(c) Turn away.
(d) Put up his fists.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days' pay does Chris say it costs him to buy a meal at the Olive Garden and a night at the movies?

2. In what decade of life is Brucie in the year 2000?

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

4. For how many years have Chris and Jason been imprisoned by the later of the two eras depicted in the play?

5. To what school does Chris tell Jason he has gained admittance once he pursues the school's teaching program?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. During the conversation about the open management position, how does Cynthia and Tracey's relationship experience a noticeable shift?

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

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

5. How is the theme of racial tension presented by the playwright before any dialogue is even spoken?

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

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

9. Explain the different reactions of Chris and Jason to their respective post-prison stresses.

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

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