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

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

3. After how many days did some of the survivors who stayed on the frigate decide to strike out on a raft?
(a) 42 days.
(b) 29 days.
(c) 33 days.
(d) 54 days.

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

5. Who published Lawrence's book about the Titanic?
(a) Houghton Mifflin.
(b) Harper & Row.
(c) Harper Collins.
(d) Doubleday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Amanda give as payment for a place to stay in Arghuri?

3. How many passengers were allowed to disembark in Cuba?

4. How many of those left on the frigate decided to escape on a raft?

5. Where is the narrator when he writes "Parenthesis"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Arghuri and why did Amanda wish to go there?

2. What plan was devised when the frigate struck a reef at high tide?

3. Describe the expedition to Senegal.

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

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

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

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

8. Where should the words "I love you," be kept and why?

9. What does Charlie learn about the words one of the Indians has been teaching him?

10. In Section II of Chapter 5, how is catastrophe turned into art?

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