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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 kind of ship is the Flying Dutchman?

2. What nationality does Yank say beer is for?

3. What does Long say the engineers were exhibiting them like?

4. Who are the men staring at?

5. What does Aunt tell Mildred she loathes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yank react when Mildred leaves the engine room?

2. Why does Yank say he wants to join the union?

3. How does Yank react when the chief engineer begins blowing his whistle even louder than before?

4. What does Rodin's The Thinker represent?

5. Why is the secretary suspicious of Yank's behavior?

6. How does the gorilla react to Yank?

7. Decribe the setting in scene eight.

8. How does Mildred react to Yank's rage?

9. How do the soldiers react to Long's revolutionary speech?

10. In what way do the sailors sound like a mob when they speak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What symbolism does O'Neill uses in the play? Why is symbolism important to the play's meaning? Do the students think there can be too much symbolism in a piece? Do the students think there tends to be more symbolism in theatre than other arts? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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