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

2. How does Edna react to Joe's attempts at affection?
(a) Gives him a back rub.
(b) Slaps his face.
(c) Welcomes his embrace.
(d) Refuses to let him touch her.

3. What is being developed in Laboratory A?
(a) A newly designed gas mask.
(b) Poison gas.
(c) The atomic bomb.
(d) A cure for tuberculosis.

4. What is Joe paying his dues to?
(a) A Masonic order.
(b) The country club.
(c) A union.
(d) The Rotary Club.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe and Edna's daughter Emmy need before going to school the next day?

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

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

4. What is Fayette's attitude about death and war?

5. What two unions have failed at past strikes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Are there real advantages of looking at strikes in the laborer's own industry rather than work in general, as Fatt suggests?

2. What is the significance of the discussion about Fayette's office?

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

4. 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?

5. What are Dr. Barnes and Benjamin talking about when they refer to the "disease" and how is Benjamin affected by it?

6. Is Miller's use of violence against Fayette an acceptable response to being fired?

7. What is the benefit of having a speaker with experience with a strike talk to the workers?

8. What does Sid think will happen if he and Florence marry?

9. What makes Scene 4 romantic?

10. Why is the Voice's evidence that Clayton is a spy more credible than Clayton's denials?

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