The morning following the wedding both Ona and Jurgis are required to report to work quite early. Jurgis cannot afford to be even a few minutes late lest he find his brass check turned to the wall. What is a "brass check"?

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Asked by seklr #333391 on 2/18/2014 7:35 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 2/18/2014 11:38 PM

Answered by Aslan on 2/18/2014 11:38 PM

A brass check was a coin used as a token to cash in for money. I suppose this means he'd get fired hence no money.