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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yank say he wants to blow up?

2. What does Long do when he realizes Yank won't stop causing trouble?

3. What does Yank say is a joke?

4. Where is the prison located?

5. What does the guard say he will get if the men don't quieten down?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Yank's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Yank hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Yank's ideas about life?

3. How has Yank's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

Why was the American government was against Communism? In what way did Communism go against American ideology?

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