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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 is the last action in Scene 3?

2. How does Joe feel about being the man of the house?

3. What does Joe mean when he says, "I rode the wheels off the chariot."?

4. What does Joe do to quiet the men?

5. What does Joe call Edna after she says that he is "crawling like a worm?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the reasons that Fayette selects Miller for the new project?

2. How does Fatt attempt to dissuade workers from disagreeing with him?

3. What does Sid think about war and education?

4. What are some of Joe's explanations for not making enough money to support his family?

5. What language does Clayton use that is reminiscent of Fatt's earlier speech?

6. What are some reasons Joe doesn't want to strike?

7. What is Miller's response to the job change?

8. Is striking the best option for the workers or should they have explored other possible solutions?

9. How does Edna's opinion about striking differ from Joe's opinion and why?

10. How does Fatt try to discourage the Voice from exposing the spy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The contributions of extended family members are critical to the survival of Florence and Sid's families. How would Florence's family change had she ignored Irv's insistence that she not get married? What are your thoughts about Florence's rights to her own life?

Essay Topic 2

Color or the suggestion of color is used metaphorically throughout Scene 1. Name the colors and metaphors, and discuss the advantages of using color to discuss the situation occurring in the Scene. Are there particular emotions, beliefs, or rituals associated with the colors beyond the meanings implied by the metaphors?

Essay Topic 3

Odets uses two techniques to shift the reader back and forward in time in order to tell his story. What two techniques does he use and where in the story does he use them? What are the benefits of using these techniques? The downside? If you were re-writing the play, how would you rearrange the scenes?

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