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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. What was the name of the ship's captain?

2. The leviathan is a gatekeeper to which location?

3. Who is the first to meet Prez in the after life?

4. Smiley warns Prez not to do what?

5. Where was the new character born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the character telling the tale of Hob's Leviathan? What is the time period?

4. Jim thinks that perhaps the stowaway might be which character in disguise?

5. When does the owner of the ship appear in the story? What is the captain's reaction?

6. What happens after Brant leaves his room? Who does he meet?

7. When do things begin to go wrong for Prez? What happens?

8. Where did Jim go to fulfill this goal?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In World's End, the group of travelers has gathered to tell stories while the reality storm passes. Give an overview of the group, where each came from, and why s/he ended up at World's End. Also include non-travelers, such as the inn's proprietor. Do you think it was fate that brought the group together? How do you think the experience changed the characters? Were the changes for good or bad? How did the group part ways. Was the experience real? Do you think the characters will meet up again in a future book?

Essay Topic 2

Politics are also referred to in the book. In Cluracan's Tale, Gaiman refers to the politics of Aurelian and Cluracan's duty to interfere in a summit. In "The Golden Boy" the author devotes an entire story to a chosen one's rise in politics. Discuss the use of politics in the graphic novel. Do you think politics are an important part of the book? Explain. How else could Gaiman incorporate politics into the book? Also examine the use of politics in relationships.

Essay Topic 3

Not all lovers of literature are fans of the graphic novel. Some parents are concerned that a child will become so intrigued with fantasy that he will begin to believe in and dabble in the magic arts. Discuss the magic arts as they apply to fairy tales. What are magic arts? What might a child want to try? Is any one of the arts dangerous? How might it go against a family's structure or moral code? Have you ever dabbled in the magic arts? Explain. Which would be most commonly investigated by a curious child? What do you think would happen?

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