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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 Joe bring home from the war?
2. Who is the smoker and drinker in Scene 3?
3. What is Joe paying his dues to?
4. What is Fayette's attitude toward unskilled workers?
5. What does Edna mean when she says, "Everything was gonna be so ducky!"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Is Miller's use of violence against Fayette an acceptable response to being fired?
2. How does Edna's opinion about striking differ from Joe's opinion and why?
3. What are some of the reasons that Fayette selects Miller for the new project?
4. How does the cry to strike become a battle cry?
5. What do you think Sid and Florence feel by the end of Scene 4?
6. What is the point of emphasizing the closeness of Philadelphia to the workers?
7. How does Joe feel about his responsibilities as the man of the family?
8. What does Sid think about war and education?
9. What are some reasons that Odets puts figurative language into Agate's dialogue?
10. What is the mood of the workers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In spite of the anger, violence, deception, and other stressors, Odets manages to write love into the play. Think about the relationships depicted in the play. Who are the characters in the love relationships and what kind are they? What responsibilities to each other do they have? How are the relationships influenced by others? Which relationship is the most romantic and how is that romance shown? What are your thoughts about the couple's decision to delay sex until marriage?
Essay Topic 2
The threat of violence is constant throughout the play. The most obvious manifestation of that violence is the "Gunman." Discuss the various manifestations of violence and the roles that violence plays in shaping the emotional and economic lives of the workers.
Essay Topic 3
A popular song asks what war is good for. War seems to be on everyone's mind and has touched many of the characters. The characters also seem to have a range of opinions about war. What seems to be the predominant attitude of characters in the play and why? Whose attitudes seem most in alignment with each other and whose attitudes differ the most? What are the primary benefits of war to the characters and why? What about the detriments?
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