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

2. Where does Chris stay immediately after he gets out of prison?
(a) In a rehabilitation facility.
(b) In a church rectory.
(c) In his car.
(d) In a homeless shelter.

3. What is the name of the owner of the bar that acts as a main setting within the play?
(a) Howard.
(b) Stan.
(c) Brucie.
(d) Chris.

4. What type of food does the restaurant serve where Jason tells Evan he has just gotten a job after being released from prison?
(a) Avocado toast.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Pretzels.
(d) Hot dogs.

5. What does Tracey tell Brucie are his two choices regarding his marriage to Cynthia?
(a) Go to school or get a job.
(b) Move out or commit.
(c) Get sober or get out.
(d) Get clean or get lost.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Chris's girlfriend?

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

4. Who has moved away from Reading, Pennsylvania in order to open a bed-and-breakfast?

5. What does Brucie show Cynthia in order to prove he is in a treatment program?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 is the author's purpose in using Tracey's character to express racist views directly to Oscar, rather than using a character like Jessie?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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