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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 Yank say he has forgotten?

2. What does Mildred call the second engineer when he leaves?

3. What does Paddy say ten doctors and nurses will be feeding Mildred?

4. How does Yank describe Mildred's hands?

5. What does Mildred say her grandfather used to work as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yank say he remembers about Mildred?

2. How does Yank respond to Paddy's speech about being trapped?

3. How does scene two contrast with scene one?

4. How does the gorilla react to Yank?

5. How does Long remind Yank of his anger towards Mildred?

6. Why is Yank deep in thought?

7. Why are the working class resentful of the upperclass in the play?

8. How does Long react when Yank's temper gets the better of him?

9. How does the language used in the scene reflect the the natures of the characters?

10. What does Long say about the capitalist class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1920s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

How do the capitalist class oppress the working classes? How have the working classes made life better for themselves over the centuries? In what way was communism a reaction against working class oppression?

Essay Topic 3

Who are the IWW and how influential have the IWW been in American society? What are O'Neill's views of the IWW? How does he express his views in the book?

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