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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ship is caught in a storm of:
(a) Rain.
(b) Birds.
(c) Fish.
(d) Hail.

2. According to myth, the leviathan is only one of _______ entities.
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

3. In what year was Prez elected to the presidency?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1971.

4. Smiley warns Prez not to do what?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Meet with other political leaders.
(c) Run for a second term.
(d) Go on vacation.

5. Which author wrote the famous work?
(a) Haley.
(b) Hobbes.
(c) Twain.
(d) Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the character born?

2. What job does the girl take onboard?

3. How old is Prez when he is elected to the office?

4. The Sea Witch is illustrated as what type of ship?

5. The man refers to an incident that happened in approximately what year?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Jim go to fulfill this goal?

2. Why does Jim decide to keep silent about the storm of fish?

3. What happens after Prez dies? Who makes demands on Prez?

4. What questions does the man ask Brant? Why does the man want to know?

5. What happens shortly after Jim leaves the Sea Witch?

6. What was Prez's response? What was Prez's goal?

7. Discuss the character's youth and how his actions affected his future.

8. What point does the stowaway make through this story? How do Gadling and Jim react?

9. What happens shortly after Prez becomes President of the United States?

10. Where does the story begin? What is the main character doing at the time?

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