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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. Where does scene two take place?

2. Who is escorting Mildred to the stoke hole?

3. How does O'Neill describe Mildred's aunt?

4. What does Mildred say she will do with her dress if she gets it dirty?

5. What does Paddy say he wished Yank did to Mildred?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the crowd react to Yank's anger?

2. Why is Mildred's aunt against the idea of Mildred going down into the engine room?

3. In what way do Mldred and her aunt depart on bad terms?

4. Why does Yank say he wants to join the union?

5. What does Yank decide is the only way to get back at people who have ruined his life?

6. Describe the opening scene?

7. In what way do the sailors sound like a mob when they speak?

8. How does Mildred react to Yank's rage?

9. Why does Yank suddenly become angry with Mildred's father?

10. Describe the setting in scene six.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Yank's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Yank hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Yank's ideas about life?

3. How has Yank's character changed by the end of the book?

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

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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