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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe bring home from the war?
(a) A new wife.
(b) Shrapnel.
(c) A medal.
(d) An angry disposition.

2. What two unions have failed at past strikes?
(a) Textile and steel.
(b) Teamsters and canners.
(c) Textile and taxi drivers.
(d) Dock and auto workers.

3. Who is Lefty?
(a) Chairman of the workers committee.
(b) The best card player in the poker game.
(c) A left-handed worker.
(d) A spy for the union.

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

5. What does Fatt do to send the Gunman back to his original position?
(a) He asks the workers to sit down.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He waves his hand.
(d) He tells the Gunman to let the character speak.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does it mean to "take a run-out powder?"

3. Why do the characters assemble in the first scene?

4. What does Fatt do after Joe comes forward?

5. What source is suggested as proof to backup Fatt's claims?

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