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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What makes the speaker different from other workers?
2. What does Sid mean by "backwash" if he and Florence married?
3. How does Dr. Barnes feel about the way the board treats Benjamin?
4. What lesson does Benjamin learn about theory versus life experience?
5. Why does the Voice correct Fatt's mileage estimate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Hunger is a marker in the play; food and/or the lack of it comes up in at least three scenes. How do discussions about hunger and food speak to the issue of social class? What characters can you put in a class hierarchy based on dialogue about hunger and/or food? What is that hierarchy and what evidence supports your arrangement? What do you know about persistent hunger in the USA, who it affects, and what your responsibility is for ending it?
Essay Topic 3
The first character introduced in the play is Fatt, who is described a certain way. Discuss the symbolic meaning for this character's name and appearance in relation to the situations in the play. Compare and contrast Fatt with Joe. How do you imagine Joe to look, and why use the name Joe? Whom do these two characters stand for? Who is the protagonist? The antagonist? What evidence supports your claims?
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