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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Long say the engineers were exhibiting them like?
(a) Artifacts.
(b) Monkeys.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Slaves.

2. What Irish city does Yank mention in the third scene?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Newry.
(c) Cork.
(d) Belfast.

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

4. What does Paddy tell his crew he is never too drunk to do?
(a) Drink.
(b) Sing.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sail.

5. How does Yank describe Mildred's hands?
(a) White and skinny.
(b) Scabby and hard.
(c) Wrinkly and old.
(d) Cracked and dirty.

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

7. What does Mildred tell the second engineer she dislikes?
(a) Nature.
(b) Summer.
(c) Children.
(d) Men.

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

9. What nationality does Yank say beer is for?
(a) Czech.
(b) British.
(c) Dutch.
(d) German.

10. What does Yank say he will join?
(a) St. John's Ambulance.
(b) The Salvation Army.
(c) The nunnery.
(d) The monastry.

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

12. What kind of weather does Yank tell Paddy he stands for?
(a) Snow.
(b) Rain.
(c) Fog.
(d) Hail.

13. Who are the men staring at?
(a) The Yank.
(b) Mildred.
(c) Paddy.
(d) The captain.

14. What do the others respect about Yank?
(a) His superior strength.
(b) His gentleness.
(c) His kindness.
(d) His superior intellect.

15. What kind of metal does Yank say he is?
(a) Steel.
(b) Brass.
(c) Tungsten.
(d) Iron.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of Paddy's words do the men repeat?

4. What does Yank say he will do to Mildred?

5. What does Yank say is the ship's middle name?

(see the answer keys)

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