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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Edna tell Joe to do to help improve the financial situation?
(a) Borrow a loan from a family member.
(b) Sell his car to a friend.
(c) Get a second job.
(d) Take action against the bosses.

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

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

4. What does Joe mean when he refers to "black and blue boys?"
(a) Members of a certain sports team.
(b) Workers mistreated by their employers.
(c) Veterans of the war.
(d) Newspaper boys.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Joe accuse of racketeering?

2. What does Fayette believe is the advantage of keeping certain employees drunk?

3. Why is the research in Laboratory A so important at the time of the play?

4. What color is the hair of Joe and Edna's children?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the point of emphasizing the closeness of Philadelphia to the workers?

2. What is the mood of the workers?

3. Is striking the best option for the workers or should they have explored other possible solutions?

4. What is Joe and Edna's relationship like?

5. What does Sid think about war and education?

6. How does the dialogue about smoking and drinking speak to the qualities of the two characters?

7. What colors does Joe use to refute Fatt's accusations? Describe the situation of the workers.

8. Is Florence right to put the family ahead of what she wants? Why or why not?

9. What language does Clayton use that is reminiscent of Fatt's earlier speech?

10. In Scene 1 the play foreshadows many of the characters whose stories are told. Agate gives the reader a quick look back. Who are the characters he brings attention to and what are there issues?

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