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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Long say told him about Mildred?
(a) An engineer.
(b) The captain.
(c) A cabin boy.
(d) A steward.

2. What does Mildred call the Yank?
(a) A mad monster.
(b) A dirty ape.
(c) A devil.
(d) A filthy beast.

3. Where does the coal stick to the men?
(a) Their nails.
(b) Their eyes.
(c) The hair.
(d) Their ears.

4. What does Paddy say he wished Yank did to Mildred?
(a) Kissed her.
(b) Brained her.
(c) Growled at her.
(d) Slapped her.

5. What gives enough light to create shadows?
(a) A gaslight.
(b) A candle.
(c) A flashlight.
(d) A light bulb.

6. What do the men use to throw open the furnace doors?
(a) Crow bars.
(b) Hammers.
(c) Shovels.
(d) Pick axes.

7. What does Aunt tell Mildred she loathes?
(a) Madness.
(b) Unintelligence.
(c) Students.
(d) Deformity.

8. What animal does the author compare to the Yank's face?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A gorilla.
(c) A horse.
(d) A bull.

9. What does the author compare the mens' throats to?
(a) Phonograph horns.
(b) Sopranos.
(c) Ship whistles.
(d) Opera singers.

10. What does the author say makes a teeth gritting sound?
(a) The grind of steel against steel.
(b) The grunts of the men.
(c) The opening of the furnace doors.
(d) The scrape of boots against the steel floor.

11. In which city did Mildred work as a social worker?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) New Orleans.

12. How does Yank describe Mildred's hands?
(a) Wrinkly and old.
(b) Cracked and dirty.
(c) White and skinny.
(d) Scabby and hard.

13. Which two engineers arrive in the stoke room with Mildred?
(a) The first and second.
(b) The second and fourth.
(c) The third and fourth.
(d) The first and third.

14. What drink do the voices want Paddy to sing about?
(a) Beer.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Absinthe.
(d) Vodka.

15. Where does scene three take place?
(a) The upper deck.
(b) The engine room.
(c) The stokehole.
(d) The captain's cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paddy tell his crew he is never too drunk to do?

2. What do the others respect about Yank?

3. What quality does the author say the men give the word love?

4. What does the author say the bodies of the men shine with?

5. What kind of food does Mildred say her aunt reminds her of?

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