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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 gesture does Cynthia make in order to refer to race when she is telling Tracey not to make their argument about racial issues?
(a) She points to Tracey's hand.
(b) She points to her own hand.
(c) She points to Tracey's face.
(d) She points to her own face.

2. What metaphor does Jessie use when describing how meeting her future husband and getting into the groove of working at the factory had caused her life to stagnate?
(a) She got stuck in the chewing gum.
(b) She got caught in the riptide.
(c) She got caught in the tornado.
(d) She got stuck in the eddies and whirlpools.

3. What does Tracey say Cynthia can tell the managers she will do before she lets them take her life away?
(a) Move away.
(b) Kill herself.
(c) Burn the factory down.
(d) Shoot up the factory.

4. When Chris reminisces about seeing his father Brucie and the other workers striking when he was a child, what does he say the men looked like to him?
(a) Warriors.
(b) Winners.
(c) Fighters.
(d) Bosses.

5. After Tracey sees Oscar's flyer advertising employment at Olstead's, in what location does she see more of the same fliers?
(a) At the gas station.
(b) At the library.
(c) At the union office.
(d) At the unemployment office.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brucie tells Chris that he has options, what does he say about school?

2. In the summer of 2000, what does the news report at the start of Act 1, Scene 7 say is happening to the violent crime rates in Reading, Pennsylvania?

3. When Cynthia is talking to Stan for the first time since the factory lock-out, how long does she say it has been since she has slept?

4. What item does Oscar produce in order to prove to Tracey that Olstead's is advertising employment opportunities?

5. When, if at all, does Tracey say she wants the money back she has just given Jason?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Cynthia's response to Tracey's accusation that the bosses have probably sent Cynthia to the bar?

2. After the factory lock-out, what hypothesis does Cynthia share with Stan about why she may have been hired in the first place?

3. What reasons does Cynthia use to back up her assertion that the workers should take the concessions that will be offered by Olstead's, even if they are harsh?

4. What does Tracey mean when she says that Oscar does not know her during their conversation outside the bar?

5. What does Chris's habitual asking of which beers the bar has on tap reveal about his character and worldview?

6. How does the mood of Jessie's birthday party change when Tracey arrives?

7. What kind of philosophy about life does Chris express when Cynthia starts to express her anger toward Jason for his role in Chris's incarceration?

8. In addition to hearing about his mother Tracey's newfound addiction from a neighbor, what evidence of her addiction does he find when he visits her for the first time since his release from prison?

9. What evidence is there that Tracey did not visit Jason while he was incarcerated and how does this fact contrast with Cynthia's actions?

10. Why do Chris and Jason rush from the bar toward the factory on the Fourth of July?

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