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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one reason Joe gives for strikes sometimes failing?
(a) Strikes fail because they are dishonorable.
(b) One person can't win against the union.
(c) Slackers don't work hard enough to win.
(d) Strikers usually accept that a strike isn't needed.

2. What does Joe mean when he says, "I rode the wheels off the chariot."?
(a) He rode on a bus over 100 miles.
(b) The front wheel has fallen off his motorcycle.
(c) He has done a lot of driving.
(d) His cab has a flat tire.

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

4. Who does Joe call a Wop?
(a) The Voice.
(b) Fatt.
(c) Himself.
(d) Lefty.

5. What is one thing Fatt accuses "reds" of doing?
(a) Turning women into Christians.
(b) Supporting bosses against workers.
(c) Spying on workers.
(d) Turning women into prostitutes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Edna tell Joe to do to help improve the financial situation?

4. Who is referred to as having "more guts than a slaughter house?"

5. What does Edna think she is turning into?

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