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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who does Jessie threaten to beat up during Act 1, Scene 2?

3. For how many years have Chris and Jason been imprisoned by the later of the two eras depicted in the play?

4. When the bartender takes Jessie's keys away, where does he put them?

5. What signs does Jason display that let Evan know Jason has been in a fight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Brucie's experience at the union office again display the theme of racial tension?

3. Explain the different reactions of Chris and Jason to their respective post-prison stresses.

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

6. How is the theme of abject desperation demonstrated through Stan's reporting of the newspaper story about town citizen Freddy Brunner?

7. What does Chris mean when he says, "A man gotta have one vice that keeps him hungry" (30), and how is his choice of vice different from his father Brucie's?

8. Why does Cynthia decide to pursue the open management position at Olstead's?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Stan's role within the events of the play and explain how his character helps to further develop certain themes inherent in Lynn Nottage's piece.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Lynn Nottage's treatment of race within her play Sweat. What are the messages she is attempting to send to her audience and which characters does she use to relay these messages?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of addiction with Lynn Nottage's play Sweat. What messages is she sending about the nature of addiction?

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