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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Joe paying his dues to?
(a) The Rotary Club.
(b) A union.
(c) A Masonic order.
(d) The country club.

2. What does Joe and Edna's daughter Emmy need before going to school the next day?
(a) To eat a good breakfast.
(b) A note for the teacher.
(c) To finish her homework.
(d) Her shoes repaired.

3. Which character is accused of taking a "run-out powder?"
(a) Lefty.
(b) Miller.
(c) Joe.
(d) Fatt.

4. What is one reason Joe gives for strikes sometimes failing?
(a) Strikers usually accept that a strike isn't needed.
(b) Strikes fail because they are dishonorable.
(c) Slackers don't work hard enough to win.
(d) One person can't win against the union.

5. What is the relationship between Joe and Edna?
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Brother and sister.
(c) Father and daughter.
(d) Boyfriend and girlfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edna mean when she says, "Everything was gonna be so ducky!"?

2. Who is referred to as having "more guts than a slaughter house?"

3. What motivates the Gunman to move from his original position to center stage?

4. What does Fatt do to send the Gunman back to his original position?

5. Why is a character called a "red?"

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