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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much of a raise is Miller initially offered?
(a) Five dollars a month.
(b) Twelve dollars a year.
(c) Twenty dollars a month.
(d) Two dollars a day.

3. Why is the research in Laboratory A so important at the time of the play?
(a) It saves lives from disease.
(b) It prepares the United States for future wars.
(c) It protects soldiers fighting in the current war.
(d) It is just regular research and not that important.

4. What does Edna say Joe's boss is giving the kids?
(a) Stress and anxiety.
(b) A new pair of shoes.
(c) Toys.
(d) Rickets.

5. What is Joe paying his dues to?
(a) The country club.
(b) A Masonic order.
(c) A union.
(d) The Rotary Club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edna threaten to do if Joe does not change his behavior?

2. What is Fayette's attitude about death and war?

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

4. What does Edna imply that her current financial situation is causing to happen to her?

5. What does Edna think about strikes?

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