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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. How does Miller initially feel about the new job assignment?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Very happy.
(c) Lukewarm.
(d) Displeased.

2. Who is Andy Gump?
(a) A newspaper comic strip character.
(b) A mentally challenged movie character.
(c) The guy who worked in Laboratory A.
(d) One of the employees who led the strike.

3. What does Edna fear will happen to the kids' bodies if they don't eat better?
(a) Sick bones and crooked spines.
(b) Underweight and weak bones.
(c) Crooked spines and swollen legs.
(d) Colds and club feet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is being developed in Laboratory A?

2. What does Edna say Joe's boss is giving the kids?

3. To whom is the first character speaking?

4. Why does Joe think the workers need to strike?

5. What is the last action in Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dr. Barnes limited by what he can do to express his outrage at the changes in medicine?

2. What is the mood of the workers?

3. How does Joe feel about his responsibilities as the man of the family?

4. How are Scenes 1 and 2 related?

5. How does Odets forewarn the audience of Lefty's death?

6. How does Joe explain his change in attitude about the need to strike?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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