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

2. In Chapter 5, what Cape had the expedition rounded when they saw the porpoises?
(a) Cape Horn.
(b) Cape Finisterre.
(c) Cape Ministere.
(d) Cape Roca.

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

4. How many soldiers were on the frigate?
(a) 131.
(b) 97.
(c) 120.
(d) 115.

5. How many of those left on the frigate decided to escape on a raft?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings did Amanda have?

2. When was a painting created about the shipwreck of the Medusa?

3. For how many weeks was James Bartley unconscious after being rescued from the stomach of a whale?

4. How many days and nights was Jonah inside the whale?

5. What type of fruit grew in orchards around the Monastery of Saint James?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the woman's sleep sometimes broken and how does this affect the man in "Parenthesis"?

2. When a violent storm blew up while Jonah was traveling by ship, how did the mariners decide that Jonah was the cause of the storm?

3. What did Colonel Fergusson take Amanda to see in 1821?

4. How did the Armenian priest defend himself when Amanda doubted that the amulet he offered to sell was from the ark?

5. What effects did James Bartley suffer from being swallowed by a whale?

6. What does the the narrator wish to celebrate instead of 1492 and why?

7. Describe the expedition to Senegal.

8. What happens on Thursday when the crew are filming?

9. Describe the Monastery of Saint James.

10. What does the eighteen-year-old expect when he takes a job as a prep-school master?

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