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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe and Edna's daughter Emmy need before going to school the next day?
(a) A note for the teacher.
(b) To finish her homework.
(c) To eat a good breakfast.
(d) Her shoes repaired.

2. What does it mean to "take a run-out powder?"
(a) Take medicine for an upset stomach.
(b) Take a quick trip somewhere.
(c) Not leave when asked.
(d) Not show up as promised.

3. Who initially insists that the action of many can accomplish what one cannot?
(a) Edna.
(b) Fatt.
(c) Miller.
(d) Dr. Barnes.

4. What does a main character complain that the talk of Lefty has turned the meeting into?
(a) A pep rally.
(b) A circus.
(c) A church mass.
(d) A brawl.

5. Who does Joe call a Wop?
(a) Himself.
(b) Lefty.
(c) The Voice.
(d) Fatt.

6. What is Fayette's attitude toward unskilled workers?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Intimidating.
(c) Derogatory.
(d) Fair.

7. Who is referred to as having "more guts than a slaughter house?"
(a) Joe
(b) The Gunman.
(c) Lefty.
(d) Fatt.

8. What is the relationship of the main characters in Scene 3?
(a) Employer and employee.
(b) Father and son.
(c) Waiter and customer.
(d) Brother and sister.

9. How does Edna react to Joe's attempts at affection?
(a) Gives him a back rub.
(b) Refuses to let him touch her.
(c) Welcomes his embrace.
(d) Slaps his face.

10. What is the setting of Scene 3?
(a) A luxurious office.
(b) The living room of a house.
(c) A neighborhood restaurant.
(d) A research laboratory.

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

12. In Scene 3, what changes the employee's mind about the new work assignment?
(a) He doesn't think he can make a difference.
(b) The boss asks him to spy on his supervisor.
(c) Writing weekly reports on his research.
(d) Making chemical weapons.

13. In what war do 12 million men die?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Iraqi War.
(c) The Vietnam Conflict.
(d) World War I.

14. What does Joe mean when he says, "I rode the wheels off the chariot."?
(a) He has done a lot of driving.
(b) His cab has a flat tire.
(c) The front wheel has fallen off his motorcycle.
(d) He rode on a bus over 100 miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Odets foreshadow some of the main characters in the play?

2. Who is the first character to speak in the play?

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

4. What is being developed in Laboratory A?

5. Which character is accused of taking a "run-out powder?"

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