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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 ethnicity is Tracey?
(a) Italian-American.
(b) Columbian-American.
(c) African-American.
(d) White American.

2. How much of a pay cut does Brucie say that he and the other workers had offered to take, but was still refused by their company?
(a) 50%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 40%.

3. What does Stan say is the best thing that has ever happened to him?
(a) Winning his lawsuit against Olstead's.
(b) Getting injured at Olstead's.
(c) Getting fired from Olstead's.
(d) Quitting his job at Olstead's.

4. At what kind of factory does Brucie work?
(a) A textile mill.
(b) A shoe factory.
(c) A lumber mill.
(d) A rock quarry.

5. For how many years has Cynthia worked on the factory floor before she applies for the management position?
(a) 14.
(b) 32.
(c) 36.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Brucie call Tracey when she is trying to get him to stop bothering Cynthia at the bar?

2. What does Stan say he wishes management had said to him at Olstead's every now and then?

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

4. What does Chris say he had expected Jason to do when Jason saw Chris walking quickly toward him?

5. What method does Chris tell Evan he is using to keep himself calm and grounded?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Characterize Evan's methods of performing his job as a parole officer.

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

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