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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 much do Joe and Edna pay for rent?
(a) Five dollars a day.
(b) Six dollars a week.
(c) Fifteen dollars a month.
(d) Ten dollars a week.

2. 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 has done a lot of driving.
(c) His cab has a flat tire.
(d) He rode on a bus over 100 miles.

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

4. How is Miller treated at the beginning of the meeting?
(a) He is given compliments.
(b) He is chastised.
(c) He is told he is under investigation.
(d) He is offered lunch.

5. What do the hackers need to do to be successful?
(a) Stand up like men and fight for their families.
(b) Send the Gunman out of the meeting hall.
(c) Pay off the union leaders.
(d) Meet behind closed doors and make a plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edna mean when she says, "Everything was gonna be so ducky!"?

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

3. Who is the president as named in this scene?

4. What is being developed in Laboratory A?

5. What is Fayette's attitude toward unskilled workers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Besides going to bed hungry, how else are the children affected by Joe and Edna's financial situation?

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

3. What are some reasons that Odets puts figurative language into Agate's dialogue?

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

5. What is the mood of the workers?

6. What makes Scene 4 romantic?

7. What does Agate's dialogue about the union button imply?

8. How does Fatt try to convince the workers not to take action?

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

10. Who speaks for the workers?

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