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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. Who is the Golden Boy in the play?
(a) Tom.
(b) Jakey.
(c) Joe.
(d) Kaplan.

2. What does Tom's wife want in exchange for a divorce?
(a) Large sum of money.
(b) Full custody of the kids.
(c) His pension.
(d) The house.

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

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

5. What topic does Mr. Bonaparte deride Mr. Carp for bringing up?
(a) Sex.
(b) Religion.
(c) War.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Roxy, Joe fights as though ______________________.

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

3. Joe says that Mr. Bonaparte focuses on ______________.

4. Who is Siggie?

5. How does Moody respond to the request for partnership in Joe's career?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Fuseli threatens Lorna.

2. How is Lorna's life shown to be in stark contrast to the environment in which Joe grew up?

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

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

5. Explain the irony of Fuseli calling Joe the "golden boy."

6. How does Fuseli symbolize the final break between Joe and his family and a more artistic way of life?

7. Why does Lorna feel a sense of loyalty toward Moody even though she now loves Joe?

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

9. How does the author use language to set up the tone of the play right from the beginning?

10. What request does Bonaparte make of Lorna?

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