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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yank say his job was?

2. Which two characters come walking up a side street?

3. How does the author describe Yank's eyes?

4. What is wrapped around Yank's head?

5. How does Yank pronounce church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the capitalist class oppress the working classes? How have the working classes made life better for themselves over the centuries? In what way was communism a reaction against working class oppression?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine the book's dialogue. Discuss how the author's dialogue contributes to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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