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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is the boss meeting with Miller?
(a) To have lunch because they are friends.
(b) To tell him about his new job.
(c) To fire him.
(d) To get dirt on other employees.

3. How is Fatt described?
(a) A red-faced porker.
(b) A fat man of porcine appearance.
(c) A round guy with piggy appearance.
(d) A fat man with puffy cheeks.

4. What does Edna imply that her current financial situation is causing to happen to her?
(a) Putting wrinkles on her face.
(b) Losing weight.
(c) Crying every day.
(d) Missing her favorite movie.

5. How does Joe feel about being the man of the house?
(a) He does not believe women can think for themselves.
(b) That's just the way it is.
(c) He likes making the important decisions.
(d) He wishes he could be a kid again.

6. What foods does Edna identify as being very important for maintaining the kids' health?
(a) Lemonade and grapefruits.
(b) Orange juice and grapefruits.
(c) Apples and oranges.
(d) Peaches and apple juice.

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

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

9. 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.

10. Why do the characters discuss "Mrs. Consumer" and Hollywood?
(a) To discuss the price of a ticket someone bought.
(b) Because the setting needs a woman's touch.
(c) To explain the appearance of the setting.
(d) Because the wife of one of them loves the movies.

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

12. What reasons does Joe give for not making more money?
(a) Conditions and competition.
(b) Recent illness and bad weather.
(c) Conditions and no work.
(d) Competition and bad weather.

13. 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) Making chemical weapons.
(d) He doesn't think he can make a difference.

14. What is the state of consumer markets?
(a) They are stagnant.
(b) They are expanding.
(c) They are losing money.
(d) They are contracting.

15. What is the relationship between Joe and Edna?
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Boyfriend and girlfriend.
(c) Brother and sister.
(d) Father and daughter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who initially insists that the action of many can accomplish what one cannot?

3. What do the hackers need to do to be successful?

4. What is the relationship of the main characters in Scene 3?

5. What do the workers demand from the union leader?

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