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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "complications" result in Benjamin's firing?
(a) He is Jewish.
(b) Benjamin complains to the board about closing the ward.
(c) Benjamin punches a doctor.
(d) The board makes a mistake.

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

3. What color is the hair of Joe and Edna's children?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

4. What factors limit Dr. Barnes' employment options?
(a) Indebtedness and medical competence.
(b) His age and invalid daughter.
(c) Work ethic and alcoholism.
(d) Age and ethnicity.

5. Who is Lefty?
(a) The best card player in the poker game.
(b) A left-handed worker.
(c) A spy for the union.
(d) Chairman of the workers committee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fatt do after Joe comes forward?

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

3. Why does Joe think the workers need to strike?

4. What is the role of the character chewing on a toothpick?

5. What does Joe mean when he says, "I rode the wheels off the chariot."?

(see the answer key)

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