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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Titanic dock on its second day of sailing?

2. What is the state of the water into which the two people will be hurled?

3. For how long do the two people face each other?

4. What is the last name of the author of EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Morgan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had the dying man given to Morgan?

2. How many people are noted in the Prologue?

3. What do the two people in the Prologue do with each other?

4. How does Morgan narrate his experience encountering other passengers boarding the Titanic?

5. How does the sensual act serve as foreshadowing?

6. What does Morgan do at home where he has been staying and why does he feel guilty about it?

7. What are the two people about to encounter and what is their state of mind?

8. What is the date of the activity noted in the Prologue?

9. What act does Morgan find sensual regarding his companion?

10. Who is McKinlay and what is his role?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does Bainbridge use the settings she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

How does Morgan change over the course of the story? Why does the author make his character so volatile? Is there any significance to his privileged and cultural background? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF is a work of historical fiction. Compare and contrast the lives of Morgan and his friends with those of people who actually lived during this time period. What similarities do you find? What differences do you see? How closely does the author mirror the real people of the Titanic? What liberties does she take with the fictional Morgan?

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