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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of building does Yank point to?

2. What does the secretary think Yank's job is?

3. What does the guard ask Ben to fetch for Hank?

4. Where does scene seven take place?

5. What does Yank tell the prisoners to watch?

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

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

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?

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