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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. When Chris and Jason are watching the Olympics in the bar, what sport does Jason say is not a sport?
(a) Rhythmic gymnastics.
(b) Synchronized swimming.
(c) Downhill skiing.
(d) Snowboarding.

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 caught in the riptide.
(b) She got caught in the tornado.
(c) She got stuck in the chewing gum.
(d) She got stuck in the eddies and whirlpools.

3. To which state had Jessie and her boyfriend Felix planned to end up in after hitchhiking their way across the country?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) California.

4. What does Chris hold in his hands the first time he comes to see his mother Cynthia after being released from prison?
(a) A gun.
(b) A bouquet of flowers.
(c) A wad of cash.
(d) A Bible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what item does Oscar ask Tracey when they are standing outside of the bar together?

2. Who is celebrating a birthday in the bar when Cynthia arrives late and apologizes?

3. What advice does Cynthia offer to Jessie and Tracey regarding the contract negotiations?

4. In addition to some supermarket vouchers, what else does Tracey say they had offered her at the union office when she went in?

5. For what action does Tracey suggest that the Olstead bosses get rewarded with tax breaks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Brucie give Chris when he gives him the advice to take the small concessions offered by Olstead's?

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. What is Cynthia's reaction to the distance Chris is trying to maintain between them upon his release from prison?

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

8. What emotion does Cynthia express to Chris that she has been feeling since his incarceration?

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

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