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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of Joe and Edna's bills needs to be paid right away?
(a) Rent.
(b) Furniture installment.
(c) The heat bill.
(d) The light bill.

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

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

5. What is the role of the character chewing on a toothpick?
(a) To maintain order.
(b) To get the minutes approved.
(c) To keep score for the game.
(d) To bring food.

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

7. Why is the research in Laboratory A so important at the time of the play?
(a) It is just regular research and not that important.
(b) It saves lives from disease.
(c) It prepares the United States for future wars.
(d) It protects soldiers fighting in the current war.

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

9. What motivates the Gunman to move from his original position to center stage?
(a) He is checking the agenda located on the table.
(b) Someone gets into a shoving match with Fatt.
(c) He is told to quiet the crowd.
(d) A character moves to the front to speak.

10. What does Edna think she is turning into?
(a) A nag.
(b) A dingbat.
(c) A workaholic.
(d) An overweight wife.

11. Who is Andy Gump?
(a) A newspaper comic strip character.
(b) A mentally challenged movie character.
(c) The guy who worked in Laboratory A.
(d) One of the employees who led the strike.

12. What are the professions of the two main characters?
(a) Lab assistant and industrialist.
(b) Doctor and hospital administrator.
(c) Cab driver and union leader.
(d) Dental assistant and manager.

13. Who is the first character to speak in the play?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Lefty.
(c) Fatt.
(d) Joe.

14. What does Fatt do to send the Gunman back to his original position?
(a) He waves his hand.
(b) He tells the Gunman to let the character speak.
(c) He asks the workers to sit down.
(d) Nothing.

15. How do workers become committee members?
(a) They volunteer for a term.
(b) They are elected by the workers.
(c) There are no committee members, just workers.
(d) They are appointed by the union bosses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe react to Edna's threats and accusations?

2. How is Miller treated at the beginning of the meeting?

3. What is the state of consumer markets?

4. How much of a raise is Miller initially offered?

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

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