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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. After the sick were killed, how many days of provisions were left to sustain the survivors?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

2. How old is Lawrence Beesley?
(a) 67.
(b) Mid-80s.
(c) Mid-90s.
(d) 76.

3. What is the name of the priest that Matt portrays?
(a) Rimini.
(b) Tortini.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Firmin.

4. How many men appear in Gericault's painting?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 26.

5. How many days and nights was Jonah inside the whale?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "The mystery of what a couple is, exactly, is almost the only true mystery left to us. . ."?

2. Who found the raft that the survivors on the frigate constructed?

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

4. What was the name of Gericault's painting?

5. How far from home is the narrator's job in Part I of Chapters 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the Monastery of Saint James.

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

4. What is the storyline based upon of the movie Charlie is acting in?

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

6. Why do Charlie and the crew have to hike into the jungle?

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

8. How were the survivors on the raft finally rescued?

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

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

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