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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word do the prisoners use to refer to the prison officials?

2. What does the fat gentleman yell at Yank?

3. Where does Yank say his parents took him when he was a kid?

4. What is Yank's girl's surname?

5. Where does the man tell Yank to hide the newspaper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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