Analysis

1		Identify the various class distinctions represented in The Hairy Ape. Between which levels is the actual conflict initiated? Why?
2		Explain Paddy's conflict with Yank. Why is their confrontation essential to the development of Yank's character?

Interpretation

3		Explain the irony in Yank's identification of himself as "the hairy ape."
4		What is Yank's only mechanism to connecting with human communities outside the circle of the workers in the stoke hole?

Evaluation

5		Why is Yank's bravado inconsequential in persuading the union officials of the "Industrial Workers of the World" to accept his membership? What is the purpose of this confrontation?
6		Why is the confrontation between Mildred and Yank so disarming to both characters? What does each character lack that might have explains this juxtaposition?