View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does scene four take place?

2. What do the men say Yank has forgotten to do?

3. What does Yank say all the engineers are?

4. Where does scene three take place?

5. What gives enough light to create shadows?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are the Wobblies?

3. What does the article accuse the IWW of trying to do?

4. Why does Yank think he and the men are better than the upperclasses?

5. How does Long react when Yank's temper gets the better of him?

6. How does Long remind Yank of his anger towards Mildred?

7. What does Rodin's The Thinker represent?

8. What happens when the Yank releases the gorilla from its cage?

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

10. What is Yank's opinion of the union after they throw him out of the office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the arguments for and against communism? What are O'Neill's opinions on communism? Do you agree or disagree with O'Neill?

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

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 663 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample