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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lorna promise Mr. Bonaparte?
(a) To leave Joe alone.
(b) To keep an eye on Joe.
(c) To repay the money.
(d) To marry Joe.

2. What does Joe like to read?
(a) Romance novels.
(b) The encyclopedia.
(c) Shakespeare plays.
(d) The Bible.

3. Who is Tom Moody?
(a) Boxing manager.
(b) Minister.
(c) Football coach.
(d) Grocery manager.

4. How does Moody respond to the request for partnership in Joe's career?
(a) He says he'll think about it.
(b) He refuses outright.
(c) He is willing to go 70/30.
(d) He will consider it after 10 more fights.

5. Lorna accuses Moody of wanting her to sleep with whom?
(a) Joe.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Roxy.
(d) Tokio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to tell Roxy how to manage Joe?

2. How old is Joe?

3. Who is the Golden Boy in the play?

4. What is the setting for Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Which one of Tom's fighters is fighting tonight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the feeling Joe tells Lorna he has upon awakening sometimes.

2. How does Moody come to know Joe Bonaparte?

3. How does the author use language to set up the tone of the play right from the beginning?

4. What role does money play in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What ill-fated decision do Lorna and Joe make in an attempt to escape from the restrictions of their lives?

6. How does Joe's obnoxious behavior prompt Lorna to say she loves Moody in front of Joe?

7. What is the action that opens Act 1, Scene 5?

8. Explain the irony of Fuseli calling Joe the "golden boy."

9. What is the terrible irony of Joe and Lorna's deaths?

10. What request does Bonaparte make of Lorna?

(see the answer keys)

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