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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the workers demand from the union leader?
(a) To hear from the committee.
(b) To wait for Lefty.
(c) To say a prayer before starting.
(d) To let each person speak.

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

3. Who is the first character to speak in the play?
(a) Fatt.
(b) Joe.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Lefty.

4. What does a main character complain that the talk of Lefty has turned the meeting into?
(a) A circus.
(b) A brawl.
(c) A church mass.
(d) A pep rally.

5. What does Edna imply that her current financial situation is causing to happen to her?
(a) Putting wrinkles on her face.
(b) Losing weight.
(c) Missing her favorite movie.
(d) Crying every day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe do to quiet the men?

2. How do workers become committee members?

3. Who is the "top man" behind workers?

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

5. Who does Joe accuse of racketeering?

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