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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does scene four take place?
(a) The promenade deck.
(b) The fireman's forecastle.
(c) The stoker's room.
(d) The engine room.

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

3. What does the author say the rivelets of sweat have traced on the mens' backs?
(a) Maps.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Couples.
(d) Oceans.

4. Who do most of the men smoke?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Pipes.
(c) Joints.
(d) Cigars.

5. Which of Paddy's words do the men repeat?
(a) Love.
(b) Blue.
(c) Girl.
(d) Fallen.

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

7. In what country does Yank sing a lass waits for him?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Canada.

8. What did Mildred study at university?
(a) Sociology.
(b) Physiology.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Architecture.

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

10. How does O'Neill describe Mildred's aunt?
(a) Fun and jovial.
(b) Gentle and loving.
(c) Pompous and proud.
(d) Selfish and uncaring.

11. What does Yank say he will do to Mildred?
(a) Rip the plum from her mouth.
(b) Tear her stomach open.
(c) Bust her face open.
(d) Wipe off her smile.

12. What does Yank say all the engineers are?
(a) Dullards.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Big heads.
(d) Yellow.

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

14. What does Yank tell the men to pile the furnace with?
(a) Anything that packs a punch.
(b) Scran.
(c) The gourmet stuff.
(d) Grub.

15. What do the men say Yank will get if he does not wash?
(a) The scurvy.
(b) The measles.
(c) The itch.
(d) The flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work does Mildred say sounds thrilling?

2. What does Mildred's aunt call her as Mildred walks away?

3. What kind of metal does Yank say he is?

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

5. What does the author say makes a teeth gritting sound?

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