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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Odets foreshadow some of the main characters in the play?
(a) Has them all speak in Scene 1.
(b) Blacklists them for expulsion from the union.
(c) Makes them members of the workers' committee.
(d) Reveals each one slowly as the "voice."

2. Why does Joe think the workers need to strike?
(a) Because it makes the bosses look bad.
(b) So the workers can have extra money for vacations.
(c) The workers are supporting the company rather than the family.
(d) He doesn't. He believes striking is for losers.

3. Who is the president as named in this scene?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Truman.
(c) Hoover.
(d) Johnson.

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 pep rally.
(d) A church mass.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reasons does Joe give for not making more money?

2. What does Joe tell Edna he had for lunch when he gets home from work?

3. To whom is the first character speaking?

4. How does Joe feel about being the man of the house?

5. Who does Joe accuse of racketeering?

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