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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 Mr. Bonaparte give Joe to take with him?

2. Which of the following characters is not watching Joe train?

3. Which of the following does Joe not tell Lorna about music's effect on him?

4. What is the bad news Tom receives?

5. Where is Joe going on a boxing tour?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Roxy say is Joe's problem as a boxer?

2. How does Lorna exhibit weariness in Moody's latest declarations of an upturn in events?

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

4. How does the author foreshadow Joe and Lorna's relationship in this scene?

5. Describe the encounter between Joe and Lorna after Joe learns that she is marrying Moody in a few days.

6. What is Joe's reaction to the violin his father bought for him?

7. How does the author show the greedy, callous nature of Joe's handlers?

8. What unrealistic promise does Moody make to Lorna?

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

10. How is Joe's intention to box revealed to the family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Odets end the play on a note of hope or the continuance of the futility of man's struggle to live the American Dream. Give your perspective and two reasons to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The play is set in America during The Great Depression. Explain the significance of The Great Depression on America in general and the Bonaparte family specifically. What impact did The Great Depression have on the choices that the Bonapartes made? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of the family in GOLDEN BOY. What does it mean for each of the main characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? How typical is the Bonaparte family to most American families living during the Great Depression in the 1930s?

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