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

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) Reveals each one slowly as the "voice."
(d) Makes them members of the workers' committee.

2. Who has ordered the research in Laboratory A?
(a) A philantropy organization.
(b) Uncle Sam.
(c) Private industry.
(d) A local research hospital.

3. Why do the characters discuss "Mrs. Consumer" and Hollywood?
(a) To explain the appearance of the setting.
(b) To discuss the price of a ticket someone bought.
(c) Because the wife of one of them loves the movies.
(d) Because the setting needs a woman's touch.

4. What foods does Edna identify as being very important for maintaining the kids' health?
(a) Orange juice and grapefruits.
(b) Lemonade and grapefruits.
(c) Peaches and apple juice.
(d) Apples and oranges.

5. What are the professions of the two main characters?
(a) Doctor and hospital administrator.
(b) Cab driver and union leader.
(c) Lab assistant and industrialist.
(d) Dental assistant and manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edna mean when she says, "Everything was gonna be so ducky!"?

2. What proof does Joe offer to contest Fatt's suggestion that workers had hot suppers to go home to?

3. What does Joe initially think about strikes?

4. What is being developed in Laboratory A?

5. Who initially insists that the action of many can accomplish what one cannot?

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