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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of pipe does Mildred say her grandmother smoked?
(a) A clay pipe.
(b) A gentleman's pipe.
(c) A wooden pipe.
(d) An Indian pipe.

2. What does Yank say he has forgotten?
(a) His women.
(b) Real life.
(c) Himself.
(d) Nothing.

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

4. Who is escorting Mildred to the stoke hole?
(a) The captain.
(b) The first mate.
(c) The cabin boy.
(d) The second engineer.

5. What is the color of Mildred's clothes?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

6. What color does Paddy say the ocean is?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

7. What is the name of the song Paddy sings at the end of the first scene?
(a) Muler of Dee.
(b) My Home Back Home.
(c) Lincoln of Green.
(d) The Stoker's Wife.

8. What does Paddy say the engineer told Mildred they roast their workers in?
(a) Their own sweat.
(b) The flames of hell.
(c) Her father's money.
(d) The ship's anger.

9. What does Paddy say is wrong with Yank?
(a) He is homesick.
(b) He is seasick.
(c) He has the workman's blues.
(d) He has fallen in love.

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

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

12. Where does scene two take place?
(a) The captain's cabin.
(b) The engine room.
(c) The promenade deck.
(d) The upper deck.

13. Where do the voices say they are going to after hell?
(a) Southampton.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) New York.
(d) Bristol.

14. What does Yank tell his friends to choke off?
(a) The card game.
(b) The engines.
(c) The jokes.
(d) The noise.

15. What does the author say the bodies of the men shine with?
(a) Sweat.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Soap.
(d) Oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yank think Mildred called him?

2. What do the others respect about Yank?

3. How does Yank describe Mildred's hands?

4. What kind of expression does the coal dust give the men?

5. What does the Yank hurl at the door when Mildred leaves?

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