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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 Lorna promise Mr. Bonaparte?
(a) To leave Joe alone.
(b) To keep an eye on Joe.
(c) To marry Joe.
(d) To repay the money.

2. What does Joe tell Tom about tonight's fight?
(a) He'll throw it.
(b) He'll be surprised.
(c) He's never boxed before.
(d) He'll give it his best shot.

3. Lorna accuses Moody of wanting her to sleep with whom?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Joe.
(c) Tokio.
(d) Roxy.

4. Where is Joe going?
(a) Juilliard School of Music.
(b) Boxing camp in Florida.
(c) Boxing tour of the Midwest.
(d) His grandparents' home.

5. Roxy said that Joe thought the violinist was ________________.
(a) An amateur.
(b) A master.
(c) A professional.
(d) An attacker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the boxer Kaplan had been sparring with when he broke his hand?

2. How much time has passed since the last scene?

3. Roxy and Moody tell Joe they know about ______________.

4. Who is Roxy?

5. Why does Lorna say she does not like Joe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author show that Lorna is torn about which man she really loves--Moody or Joe.

2. How does Bonaparte's appearance in Moody's office signify the idea that there is more to life than making money?

3. Describe the encounter between Joe and Lorna after Joe learns that she is marrying Moody in a few days.

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

5. As opposed to the handlers who just want the money that Joe can generate, Lorna sees Joe as a "golden boy" in a different way. How is Joe a "golden boy" for Lorna?

6. How is Joe's loss of his musical dream impacting his fighting career?

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

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

9. How does the author use this scene to showcase the dark side of the American Dream?

10. What request does Bonaparte make of Lorna?

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