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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 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?
2. What product does the Olstead plant produce?
3. Who comforts Tracey when she fights back tears at the news of Olstead's demands?
4. On her birthday, where does Cynthia tell Stan she would like to be?
5. When Chris reminisces about seeing his father Brucie and the other workers striking when he was a child, what does he say the men looked like to him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What emotion does Cynthia express to Chris that she has been feeling since his incarceration?
2. What evidence is there that Tracey did not visit Jason while he was incarcerated and how does this fact contrast with Cynthia's actions?
3. What does Cynthia say is the only upside of the trouble at Olstead's during the labor dispute?
4. To what circumstances is Jason referring when he asks Tracey, "How the fuck did this happen?" (66)?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. After the factory lock-out, what hypothesis does Cynthia share with Stan about why she may have been hired in the first place?
8. What reasons does Brucie give Chris when he gives him the advice to take the small concessions offered by Olstead's?
9. Describe the difference between Jessie's reaction to Cynthia's promotion and Tracey's reaction to Cynthia's promotion?
10. How does the playwright demonstrate through Brucie's struggle that people in town look out for one another?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining how this play relates to the American Dream. Is there one American Dream or are there many different ones? What is this play saying about the American dream in the twenty-first century?
Essay Topic 3
What messages is Lynn Nottage sending about racial tensions in America in the play Sweat?
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