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

2. What is the relationship between Joe and Edna?
(a) Father and daughter.
(b) Boyfriend and girlfriend.
(c) Husband and wife.
(d) Brother and sister.

3. What does Fayette believe is the advantage of keeping certain employees drunk?
(a) They work harder drunk than sober.
(b) Keeps them out of mischief.
(c) They are easier to justify firing.
(d) You can cheat them out of wages.

4. To whom is the first character speaking?
(a) Angry parents of little leaguers.
(b) Concerned workers.
(c) Poker friends.
(d) A church fundraising group.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What source is suggested as proof to backup Fatt's claims?

2. In Scene 2, what does Joe find when he arrives home from work at the end of the day?

3. What does it mean to "take a run-out powder?"

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

5. What does Fatt do to send the Gunman back to his original position?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Scene 4 romantic?

2. What does Fayette's dialogue in which he uses the words "pollacks and niggers" say about his prejudice?

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

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

5. What do you think Sid and Florence feel by the end of Scene 4?

6. How does Fatt try to discourage the Voice from exposing the spy?

7. Why doesn't Edna want Joe to yell?

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

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

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

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