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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 old is Joe?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 25.

2. What does Mr. Carp want to discuss after Joe leaves?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Boxing.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Religion.

3. What is the boy's name?
(a) Joe Bologna.
(b) Joe Baldwin.
(c) Joe Bowdoin.
(d) Joe Bonaparte.

4. Who is Roxy?
(a) Trainer.
(b) Bartender.
(c) Bookie.
(d) Club owner.

5. Where does Lorna tell Joe to put all his passion?
(a) Composing music.
(b) Becoming a doctor.
(c) Going to college.
(d) Being a fighter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Bonaparte staring at as the scene ends?

2. What is the setting for Act 1, Scene 3?

3. What is the setting for Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What is the bad news Tom receives?

5. What does Tom's wife want in exchange for a divorce?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bad news does Kaplan get while he is kissing Lorna in his office?

2. What are Moody and Roxy's plans to get Joe to be a more aggressive fighter?

3. What is the action that opens Act 1, Scene 5?

4. Explain how Eddie Fuseli and Joe's expensive car symbolize danger for Joe.

5. What is the irony of Moody quoting from the Declaration of Independence?

6. Describe the feeling Joe tells Lorna he has upon awakening sometimes.

7. How does Joe's obnoxious behavior prompt Lorna to say she loves Moody in front of Joe?

8. How does the author foreshadow Joe and Lorna's relationship in this scene?

9. Contrast Frank's injuries to those that Joe has sustained in his career.

10. What would the purchase of a fast, expensive car represent to Joe?

(see the answer keys)

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