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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fatt do after Joe comes forward?
(a) Sits and relights his cigar.
(b) Stands and crosses his arms.
(c) Turns his back to Joe.
(d) Sits at the end of the table.

2. What does Joe do to quiet the men?
(a) Raises a clenched fist.
(b) He is unable to quiet them.
(c) Raises his hand.
(d) Tells them to be quiet.

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

4. What does Joe initially think about strikes?
(a) Strikes do not work.
(b) Strikes work.
(c) He's not sure.
(d) People lose their jobs.

5. In Scene 2, what does Joe find when he arrives home from work at the end of the day?
(a) The police waiting to arrest him.
(b) A living room without furniture.
(c) An old friend who had come to visit.
(d) A new couch and chair.

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

7. What is Joe's plan before going to the workers meeting?
(a) Eat dinner.
(b) Meet privately with Fatt.
(c) Talk to the old boyfriend.
(d) Talk to Lefty.

8. What does Edna fear will happen to the kids' bodies if they don't eat better?
(a) Colds and club feet.
(b) Sick bones and crooked spines.
(c) Crooked spines and swollen legs.
(d) Underweight and weak bones.

9. Which character is accused of taking a "run-out powder?"
(a) Miller.
(b) Lefty.
(c) Fatt.
(d) Joe.

10. What two unions have failed at past strikes?
(a) Textile and taxi drivers.
(b) Textile and steel.
(c) Dock and auto workers.
(d) Teamsters and canners.

11. What is the last action in Scene 3?
(a) Miller storms out of the office.
(b) Fayette throws Miller out of the office.
(c) Miller finally agrees to spy on his supervisor.
(d) Miller punches Fayette in the nose.

12. Why does Joe think the workers need to strike?
(a) The workers are supporting the company rather than the family.
(b) Because it makes the bosses look bad.
(c) So the workers can have extra money for vacations.
(d) He doesn't. He believes striking is for losers.

13. What does Edna threaten to do if Joe does not change his behavior?
(a) Move in with her best friend.
(b) Buy herself a fancy new dress.
(c) Get a job at a diner.
(d) Run away with an old boyfriend.

14. What is one reason Joe gives for strikes sometimes failing?
(a) Strikers usually accept that a strike isn't needed.
(b) One person can't win against the union.
(c) Strikes fail because they are dishonorable.
(d) Slackers don't work hard enough to win.

15. Who is the smoker and drinker in Scene 3?
(a) Gunman
(b) Miller.
(c) Fayette.
(d) Fatt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe feel about being the man of the house?

2. What does Edna think about strikes?

3. What does Edna say Joe's boss is giving the kids?

4. What is the state of consumer markets?

5. What is being developed in Laboratory A?

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