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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the hack and his girl?
(a) Irv and Edna.
(b) Sid and Florence.
(c) Irv and Florence.
(d) Joe and Edna.

2. In Scene 5, what does Fatt suggest the workers do instead of complain?
(a) Consider the records of taxi cab strikes in other cities.
(b) Accept whatever he tells them.
(c) Read the newspapers.
(d) Go home and think about striking overnight.

3. Where does Florence work?
(a) Next to the movie theater.
(b) In the steel plant.
(c) In a nursing home.
(d) Behind the counter.

4. What does Fayette believe is the advantage of keeping certain employees drunk?
(a) Keeps them out of mischief.
(b) You can cheat them out of wages.
(c) They are easier to justify firing.
(d) They work harder drunk than sober.

5. What makes the speaker different from other workers?
(a) He participated in the Philadelphia strike.
(b) He used to have Lefty's position.
(c) He worked in Pittsburgh.
(d) His family is from Philadelphia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Irv think of Florence?

2. What does Joe mean when he refers to "black and blue boys?"

3. In what year does Scene 4 occur?

4. Who are the two main characters in Scene 3?

5. What is Clayton's real family name?

(see the answer key)

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