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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. Where is a large crowd of black people gathered?

2. What does an extremely well-spoken black man say about Jack's behavior?

3. What does Coates prompt Bratby to reveal?

4. In what city do they agree to have the fight?

5. When does Goldie say the fight is scheduled?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jack say he does not need to warm up?

2. What is Jack's sentence? How do Mrs. Jefferson and Clara react?

3. Why does the crowd start booing during the fight between Jack and the Polish fighter?

4. How does the reader know that Jack is worried about money?

5. How does Jack respond to Ragosy's request? What is Ellie's reaction?

6. Of what does Mrs. Bachman say people are afraid?

7. How does the scene open?

8. Why do a group of rangers arrive?

9. What takes place when Jack begins to speak?

10. Who waits with Mrs. Jefferson as she is waiting for news from Jack's trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Various crowd scenes exist throughout this play.

Part 1) Describe these crowd scenes.

Part 2) What is the purpose of these scenes?

Part 3) Are these crowd scenes effective ways to engage the audience and indirectly express details about the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Jack tries to pursue his American Dream elsewhere.

Part 1) What is the American Dream?

Part 2) Why does Jack do this? Where does he go? Describe his experiences in other countries.

Part 2) What do Jack's experiences say about the American Dream?

Essay Topic 3

Jack is called both a boxer and a campeon.

Part 1) Who calls him these names? Why do they call him these names?

Part 2) What is the significance of these names? How do act as reminders to Jack?

Part 3) Do you believe that these names sum up who Jack is? Why or why not?

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