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

2. What does Anna say that her father never did to her mother?
(a) Spoke harshly to her.
(b) Encouraged her.
(c) Belittled her.
(d) Beat her.

3. Who is Lorna?
(a) A high school cheerleader.
(b) Tom Moody's girlfriend.
(c) A secretary.
(d) A nurse.

4. What beverage do the others sip while Joe packs?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Wine.
(d) Tea.

5. What is Joe's condition when he comes home?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He is bruised and bandaged.
(c) He is freshly showered.
(d) He has knife wounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men see in the newspaper?

2. What is the setting for Act 1, Scene 4?

3. Mr. Carp tells Mr. Bonaparte that no one can make a living at ____________________.

4. What does Tom tell Roxy?

5. How old is Joe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lorna exhibit weariness in Moody's latest declarations of an upturn in events?

2. How is Joe's intention to box revealed to the family?

3. What is the symbolism of Joe's broken hand in this fight?

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

5. How do Joe and his father finally clash in their ideas for what Joe should do with his life?

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

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

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

9. What are Joe's feelings about Fuseli being part owner of his career?

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

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