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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 Mildred see swirling against the sky?

2. What does Yank say is his favorite climate?

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

4. What gives enough light to create shadows?

5. What kind of pipe does Mildred say her grandmother smoked?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Long believe the engineers were showing Mildred the engine room?

3. Why does the guard hose Yank down?

4. What does Rodin's The Thinker represent?

5. How do the crowd act when they exit the church?

6. Who are the Wobblies?

7. How does the author the compare exploitation of the working classes with Christianity?

8. Why are the working class resentful of the upperclass in the play?

9. How does Yank act differently than in previous scenes?

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

In 1942, William Bendix starred in a film version of the Hairy Ape. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant 6 years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their goal? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine it what expresses about 1920s century society.

1. The IWW.

2. Prison..

3. The class system..

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