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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the girl like Miller from Scene 3?
(a) She works in a laboratory.
(b) She just lost her job.
(c) She just got a raise.
(d) She does not smoke or drink.

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

3. What are the three things Florence does for the family?
(a) Care for mother, cook, iron shirts.
(b) Cook, wash clothes, iron pants.
(c) Shop, clean the bathroom, care for Irv.
(d) Care for mother, wash, clean the house.

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

5. Why doesn't Edna want Joe to wake the children?
(a) They might disturb the game on the radio.
(b) They are going out for the evening.
(c) Because the children will realize they haven't eaten supper.
(d) They want some private time to themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edna fear will happen to the kids' bodies if they don't eat better?

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

3. In Scene 5, what city does Fatt want the workers to hear about?

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

5. What metaphor for time does Clayton use to discourage a strike?

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