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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 drink do the voices say is doped?

2. What does Paddy say is broke?

3. What does Yank say is the matter with him?

4. In which city did Mildred work as a social worker?

5. What is the name of the song Paddy sings at the end of the first scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Long say about the capitalist class?

2. Why is Yank disappointed he sees the IWW's office?

3. How does O'Neill express Mildred does not belong in the world downstairs?

4. Describe the setting in scene seven?

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

6. Who are the Wobblies?

7. Why does the guard hose Yank down?

8. What does Yank remember from his childhood?

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

10. Descibe the setting in scene two?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems do Yank's generation face? How are the problems for Yank's generation different to the problems his father's generation face? Identify and discuss a significant problem facing your generation.

Essay Topic 2

Examine capitalism and communism. How did capitalism and communism evolve into important movements? What are the differences between the two schools of thought? Why did capitalism become the dominant system in America?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the construction of O'Neill's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in O'Neill's argument?

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