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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 tell the men to pile the furnace with?

2. How does Yank pronounce the word think?

3. What drink do the voices want Paddy to sing about?

4. What is Yank's nickname for Paddy?

5. What does Paddy say is broke?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Yank say is the sailor's home?

2. How does scene two contrast with scene one?

3. How does Yank get the men working harder?

4. Why is Yank deep in thought?

5. What does Long think is the only way workers can gain power?

6. Why does Yank get angry when a woman looks at the monkey fur coat in the shop?

7. How do the crowd react to Yank's anger?

8. What does Yank decide is the only way to get back at people who have ruined his life?

9. Why does Yank suddenly become angry with Mildred's father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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