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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 Joe tell Edna he had for lunch when he gets home from work?
(a) Milkshake.
(b) Burger and fries.
(c) Soda and crackers.
(d) Coffee.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is a character called a "red?"

4. Why do the characters assemble in the first scene?

5. What is being developed in Laboratory A?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Edna's opinion about striking differ from Joe's opinion and why?

3. What are two main themes contained in Scene 4 and how are they manifested?

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

5. What are some of the reasons that Fayette selects Miller for the new project?

6. What are some reasons Joe doesn't want to strike?

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

8. Is Fatt respected by the workers?

9. Why is Benjamin coming to see Dr. Barnes?

10. Why does Edna threaten infidelity as a way to convince Joe to support a strike?

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