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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tokio encourage Joe to do?

2. Who are the sports reporters that Joe speaks with in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Who does Lorna admit that she loves at the end of the scene?

4. What does Joe tell the reporters to do?

5. Which of the following is not what Joe's car represents to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Odets opens the play with the story of Lorna and her desperation to marry Moody who is still married. What does Lorna symbolize in the novel? Why does Odets use her character to establish the story?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Odet's use of symbolism and imagery in the book as related to the violin. What does the violin represent? Which characters are especially affected by the violin and what does it mean to them?

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