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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman that Charlie and Pippa argued about?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Linda.
(c) Megan.
(d) Mary.

2. How long do Charlie and the crew have to wait after Matt's accident for the copter to come?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 12 hours.

3. Who painted "Burial of the Count of Orgaz"?
(a) Titian.
(b) Fran Floris.
(c) Veronese.
(d) El Greco.

4. How many remained on the raft after the third mutiny?
(a) 30.
(b) 27.
(c) 53.
(d) 15.

5. Where was Jonah supposed to preach?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Ninevah.
(c) Persepolis.
(d) Babylon.

6. How long have Charlie and Pippa been together?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 7 years.

7. How many people sailed on the expedition?
(a) 276.
(b) 514.
(c) 412.
(d) 365.

8. How far from home is the narrator's job in Part I of Chapters 7?
(a) 15 miles.
(b) 1/2 mile.
(c) 3/4 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

9. When did the expedition set off for Senegal?
(a) September 21, 1816.
(b) June 17, 1816.
(c) August 8, 1816.
(d) July 10, 1816.

10. Where is the narrator when he writes "Parenthesis"?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Indiana.

11. How much did the government of Cuba want to charge the passengers of the St. Louis to disembark?
(a) $453,500.
(b) $518,000.
(c) $394,500.
(d) $259,000.

12. How far were Amanda and Miss Logan from the peak when they encountered the first pocket of snow?
(a) 3,000 feet.
(b) 2,000 feet.
(c) 4,000 feet.
(d) 5,000 feet.

13. Who found the raft that the survivors on the frigate constructed?
(a) Turks.
(b) Egyptians.
(c) Moors.
(d) Italians.

14. What did an Armenian priest call Mount Ararat?
(a) Massis.
(b) Sippan Dagh.
(c) Nemrut.
(d) Toros.

15. How many people refused to leave the frigate and transfer to the raft?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older was Miss Logan than Amanda?

2. How much did the ox heart weigh that the narrator bought at Corrigans weigh?

3. How many miles did the St. Louis travel before it docked at Antwerp?

4. What language did the priest speak that the Kurd led Miss Logan to after they climbed down Mount Ararat?

5. How far from Dublin was Colonel Fergusson's house?

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