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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. To which state had Jessie and her boyfriend Felix planned to end up in after hitchhiking their way across the country?

2. What do the managers at Olstead's do in order to create an opportunity for contract renegotiation?

3. How many employees did the City of Reading fire in May of 2000, as stated in the news briefing at the start of Scene 5 of Act 1?

4. When Brucie stops walking the picket line and disappears, for how long does he disappear?

5. What does Cynthia say she used to let slip out onto the counter while she was shopping so that other people could see it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. How does the playwright demonstrate through Brucie's struggle that people in town look out for one another?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the playwright's messages concerning the nature of security. Does she indicate that it is dangerous or crucial? Choose one adjective and prove its validity using concrete details from the play.

Essay Topic 2

What is Lynn Nottage's message about the nature of the middle class in modern America?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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