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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Fayette's attitude about death and war?
(a) Families should be paid when soldiers die in war.
(b) War serves no useful purpose and life is wasted.
(c) Fayette believes death in war is honorable.
(d) Death is a good way to become a hero.

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

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

4. What does Joe bring home from the war?
(a) A medal.
(b) Shrapnel.
(c) An angry disposition.
(d) A new wife.

5. What makes Miller especially vulnerable to exploitation?
(a) He earned his degree in a foreign country.
(b) He does not write well.
(c) He is a foreigner.
(d) He is too agreeable.

6. What is one thing Fatt accuses "reds" of doing?
(a) Turning women into Christians.
(b) Supporting bosses against workers.
(c) Spying on workers.
(d) Turning women into prostitutes.

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

8. Who is the president as named in this scene?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Truman.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Hoover.

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

10. How does Odets foreshadow some of the main characters in the play?
(a) Makes them members of the workers' committee.
(b) Has them all speak in Scene 1.
(c) Reveals each one slowly as the "voice."
(d) Blacklists them for expulsion from the union.

11. What source is suggested as proof to backup Fatt's claims?
(a) The newspapers.
(b) Sports Illustrated.
(c) The radio.
(d) Union mazagine.

12. Why do the characters assemble in the first scene?
(a) To eat dinner at a restaurant.
(b) To play a game of cards.
(c) To listen to sports on radio.
(d) To talk about a strike.

13. Who are the two Hollywood stars imitated by the buying public?
(a) Cosby and Gibson.
(b) Gable and Garbo.
(c) Monroe and Miller.
(d) Crawford and Garbo.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What foods does Edna identify as being very important for maintaining the kids' health?

2. Who helps Joe overcome his fear of fighting for a living wage and make up his mind?

3. Who are the two main characters in Scene 3?

4. What does Edna threaten to do if Joe does not change his behavior?

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

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