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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 do to quiet the men?
(a) Raises a clenched fist.
(b) He is unable to quiet them.
(c) Tells them to be quiet.
(d) Raises his hand.

2. Why do the characters assemble in the first scene?
(a) To listen to sports on radio.
(b) To play a game of cards.
(c) To talk about a strike.
(d) To eat dinner at a restaurant.

3. Who is the "top man" behind workers?
(a) The man in the White House.
(b) Union representatives.
(c) The boss and his executives.
(d) Management.

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

5. What does it mean when a character is called "yellow?"
(a) He is a coward.
(b) He is courageous.
(c) He has a sunny disposition.
(d) He is a cab driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Odets foreshadow some of the main characters in the play?

2. How do workers become committee members?

3. Why does Joe think the workers need to strike?

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

5. What does a main character complain that the talk of Lefty has turned the meeting into?

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