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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Tom tell Roxy?
2. According to Joe, life on the streets is ___________.
3. What had Joe seen earlier today that seems to have unnerved him?
4. What is the boy's name?
5. What does Joe tell Lorna to tell Moody?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Moody and Roxy's plans to get Joe to be a more aggressive fighter?
2. What is the setting of Act 1, Scene 3 and what is the topic of conversation among the characters as the scene opens?
3. Explain how Eddie Fuseli and Joe's expensive car symbolize danger for Joe.
4. Explain how this scene addresses not only the means to a happy life but also the classic conflict in a father-son relationship.
5. How does Joe reveal his love for Lorna?
6. How does the author foreshadow Joe and Lorna's relationship in this scene?
7. What is Joe's reaction to the violin his father bought for him?
8. How does Lorna exhibit weariness in Moody's latest declarations of an upturn in events?
9. How does Fuseli symbolize the final break between Joe and his family and a more artistic way of life?
10. What unrealistic promise does Moody make to Lorna?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There is much hypocrisy throughout the novel. Identify three situations of hypocritical behavior and what makes them prime examples of hypocrisy. Which characters are the most hypocritical? The least?
Essay Topic 2
The author uses several instances of foreshadowing in the story. Explain what foreshadowing is and cite at least two examples making sure to explain what makes each an instance of foreshadowing.
Essay Topic 3
Odets opens the play with the story of Lorna and her desperation to marry Moody who is still married. What does Lorna symbolize in the novel? Why does Odets use her character to establish the story?
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