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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Paddy sing whiskey is the life of?
(a) Boys.
(b) The Gods.
(c) Sailors.
(d) Man.
2. What kind of pipe does Mildred say her grandmother smoked?
(a) A wooden pipe.
(b) An Indian pipe.
(c) A gentleman's pipe.
(d) A clay pipe.
3. What do the others respect about Yank?
(a) His gentleness.
(b) His kindness.
(c) His superior intellect.
(d) His superior strength.
4. What does the author compare the mens' throats to?
(a) Opera singers.
(b) Phonograph horns.
(c) Ship whistles.
(d) Sopranos.
5. What does Yank tell his friends to choke off?
(a) The jokes.
(b) The engines.
(c) The noise.
(d) The card game.
6. What does Long say Mildred's father has a enough gold to do?
(a) Sink the ship.
(b) Buy them each a mansion.
(c) Sink the Titanic.
(d) Buy America.
7. What kind of ship is the Flying Dutchman?
(a) A Spanish Armada.
(b) A pirate ship.
(c) A ghost ship.
(d) A fishing ship.
8. Which of Paddy's words do the men repeat?
(a) Love.
(b) Fallen.
(c) Blue.
(d) Girl.
9. What kind of expression does the coal dust give the men?
(a) A sinister expression.
(b) A comedic expression.
(c) A gothic expression.
(d) A puppet expression.
10. What does Mildred say age makes a person?
(a) Mellow.
(b) Hateful.
(c) Naive.
(d) Daft.
11. What does Mildred tell the second engineer she dislikes?
(a) Men.
(b) Children.
(c) Summer.
(d) Nature.
12. What kind of food does Mildred say her aunt reminds her of?
(a) Steak and kidney pie.
(b) Bread dripping.
(c) Biscuits and gravy.
(d) A cold pork pudding.
13. What does Yank say he can breathe and swallow?
(a) Coal dust.
(b) Fossil fuels.
(c) Sea air.
(d) Smoke fumes.
14. Where does Paddy say Midred's father is making money?
(a) Wall Street.
(b) Fleet Street.
(c) South Africa.
(d) The Congo.
15. Where does the coal stick to the men?
(a) The hair.
(b) Their ears.
(c) Their eyes.
(d) Their nails.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Aunt tell Mildred she loathes?
2. What does Paddy say is broke?
3. What does Yank say Paddy is always doing?
4. Where do the voices say they are going to after hell?
5. What does Mildred call the Yank?
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