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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 Chris say bothers him the most about the tool he uses in his job at Olstead's?
(a) The vibrations.
(b) The noise.
(c) The weight.
(d) The maintenance expenses.

2. What kind of tattoos does Jason have on his face during the later of the two eras depicted in the play?
(a) White supremacy tattoos.
(b) Grape Street Crip tattoos.
(c) Stars and bars tattoos.
(d) Maori tattoos.

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

4. 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 blind in one eye.
(d) He is hard of hearing.

5. What ethnicity is Oscar?
(a) Chilean-American.
(b) Venezuelan-American.
(c) Mexican-American.
(d) Columbian-American.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Cynthia imply had initially led Brucie to fall prey to drug addiction?

2. Who is passed out drunk on the table the first time the bar acts as a setting within the play's narrative?

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

4. What does Stan say he had respected about Olstead's method of running the factory that none of the newer managers use?

5. For how many years did Stan work at Olstead's before he was injured?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Stan say that his work injury had been the best thing to ever happen to him?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Evan mean when he tells Chris that "the river keeps flowing" (9)?

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