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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the fat gentleman yell at Yank?

2. What is one man in the office writing?

3. What animal does Yank say doesn't talk?

4. What do the other prisoners call the prison?

5. What does Yank say Mildred thinks she can get away with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the arguments for and against communism? What are O'Neill's opinions on communism? Do you agree or disagree with O'Neill?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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