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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Benjamin upset when he first arrives at Dr. Barnes' office?
(a) The board turned down his raise.
(b) He has been replaced in surgery by an incompetent doctor.
(c) Dr. Barnes stopped him from going on vacation.
(d) He does not want to do the assigned operation.

2. Who is referred to as having "more guts than a slaughter house?"
(a) Joe
(b) The Gunman.
(c) Fatt.
(d) Lefty.

3. What is being developed in Laboratory A?
(a) A newly designed gas mask.
(b) A cure for tuberculosis.
(c) The atomic bomb.
(d) Poison gas.

4. What are the professions of the two main characters?
(a) Cab driver and union leader.
(b) Lab assistant and industrialist.
(c) Dental assistant and manager.
(d) Doctor and hospital administrator.

5. What does it mean to "take a run-out powder?"
(a) Take medicine for an upset stomach.
(b) Not show up as promised.
(c) Not leave when asked.
(d) Take a quick trip somewhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edna threaten to do if Joe does not change his behavior?

2. Why does Benjamin choose not to leave the United States?

3. What does Edna fear will happen to the kids' bodies if they don't eat better?

4. What does Joe and Edna's daughter Emmy need before going to school the next day?

5. What metaphor for time does Clayton use to discourage a strike?

(see the answer key)

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