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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What work does Mildred say sounds thrilling?
(a) Boiling.
(b) Warning.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Grubby.

3. What does Mildred say she has permission to visit?
(a) The lower decks.
(b) The engine room.
(c) The stokehole.
(d) The captain's cabin.

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

5. What does Yank say he can breathe and swallow?
(a) Coal dust.
(b) Fossil fuels.
(c) Sea air.
(d) Smoke fumes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the color of Mildred's clothes?

2. What does Yank say is his favorite climate?

3. Who does Paddy sing whiskey is the life of?

4. Where does scene three take place?

5. What do the others respect about Yank?

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