Sweat

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Act 1

Reading Check

1. What did Jason acquire on his face in prison?

2. Tracey asks Oscar how she can hire someone to do what?

3. What opportunity does Cynthia mention that she is considering going after?

4. Chris tells Jason the news that he has been accepted into a college program and plans to become what?

5. Where did Stan obtain his permanent limp?

6. What reason does Tracey imply is why Cynthia got the promotion over her?

7. Tracey tells Oscar that the job at the factory is what?

8. In Scene 6, who is waiting alone at the bar for others to show up and celebrate her birthday?

9. The characters are upset because one of the workers stopped at the factory to discover what?

10. What was posted on the factory door?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What happened when Jason and Chris ran into each other?

2. Why did Cynthia get arrested in her own home?

3. How does Jason react to Chris’s news about getting into school?

4. What has happened to Brucie’s job and place of employment?

5. What condition does Cynthia place on allowing Brucie back into her life?

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