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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. What does Chris say is the reason he did not enroll in college fall semester?
2. What do the managers at Olstead's do in order to create an opportunity for contract renegotiation?
3. How many seconds does Chris's father say it would take Chris to reach into his pocket for some money?
4. Where does Brucie say he had been when anxiety made him freeze up?
5. What name does Tracey call Cynthia when seeing her for the first time since the factory lock-out?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the playwright demonstrate through Brucie's struggle that people in town look out for one another?
2. 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?
3. Why do Chris and Jason rush from the bar toward the factory on the Fourth of July?
4. What does Cynthia mean when she compares her new management job at Olstead's to looking at a map?
5. What does Chris's habitual asking of which beers the bar has on tap reveal about his character and worldview?
6. What emotion does Cynthia express to Chris that she has been feeling since his incarceration?
7. What does Cynthia say is the only upside of the trouble at Olstead's during the labor dispute?
8. 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?
9. What is Cynthia's response to Tracey's accusation that the bosses have probably sent Cynthia to the bar?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of addiction with Lynn Nottage's play Sweat. What messages is she sending about the nature of addiction?
Essay Topic 2
Lynn Nottage introduces many historical references in the play, from the bank bailouts of 2008 to the 2000 Olympics. What do these references add to the play? How do they expand the universality of its themes?
Essay Topic 3
All of the characters in this play have specific yet varied relationships with money. Examine the theme of money in this play and how it affects the various characters.
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