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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. Cynthia is the first one in her family to do what?
(a) Make it into management.
(b) Graduate from high school.
(c) Graduate from college.
(d) Keep a steady job.

2. What does Chris say is the reason he did not enroll in college fall semester?
(a) He could not afford it.
(b) He did not see the point.
(c) He wanted to attend a university in California the following semester.
(d) He wanted to work overtime instead.

3. What name does Tracey call Cynthia when seeing her for the first time since the factory lock-out?
(a) Traitor.
(b) Backstabber.
(c) Benedict Arnold.
(d) Bitch.

4. At what location does Oscar tell Tracey he has seen a posting for employment opportunities at Olstead's?
(a) Centro Hispano.
(b) The MEChA headquarters.
(c) City Hall.
(d) The Methodist Church.

5. When Cynthia recalls how Jessie had looked when they first met, what folk singer does she say Jessie looked like?
(a) Judy Collins.
(b) Joni Mitchell.
(c) Sandy Denny.
(d) Bob Dylan.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what animal does Cynthia compare the managers at Olstead's?

2. How long does Jessie say she had expected to work at Olstead's when she had first started?

3. Cynthia tells Stan that when she had first started at Olstead's, she had felt like she had been invited into what kind of club?

4. When Cynthia apologizes to Chris for not visiting him in prison as of late, for how long does she say she went without a visit to see him?

5. Why has Cynthia had to move to a different residence during the time Chris has been in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what circumstances is Jason referring when he asks Tracey, "How the fuck did this happen?" (66)?

2. How is the danger of nostalgia portrayed in Tracey's long story about her grandfather while she is standing outside of the bar with Oscar?

3. How does the playwright reveal to the audience how serious Jessie had been about her plans to travel the world before she had taken a job at Olstead's at age 18?

4. What is Oscar's true purpose for going outside where Tracey is smoking outside of the bar?

5. How is overlapping dialogue used to indicate closeness between characters at Jessie's birthday party?

6. What does Cynthia mean when she compares her new management job at Olstead's to looking at a map?

7. What does Cynthia say is the reason she has not seen Tracey and Jessie as often as she used to before the labor dispute?

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

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. What does Cynthia say is the only upside of the trouble at Olstead's during the labor dispute?

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