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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. Who was the captain of the expedition to Senegal?
(a) Pierre Surcouf Duroy.
(b) Jacques Barron.
(c) Hugues Duroy de Chaumareys.
(d) William Lacheur.

2. When was James Bartley swallowed by a whale?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1891.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1876.

3. Who said "The mystery of what a couple is, exactly, is almost the only true mystery left to us. . ."?
(a) Elaine Dundy.
(b) Jennifer Lee.
(c) Helen Constantine.
(d) Mavis Gallant.

4. What is Matt's last name?
(a) Brown.
(b) Smoton.
(c) Smeaton.
(d) Smythe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The subjects of what king found the vestiges of the raft that the frigate survivors constructed?

2. How long have Charlie and Pippa been together?

3. How long did it take Gericault to paint his painting?

4. Who painted "Burial of the Count of Orgaz"?

5. Where did Amanda and Miss Logan see a peasant woman placing a tooth in the crevice of a church door?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why was it decided after the seventh day that the sick should be killed?

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

7. What did Amanda say about the practice of placing teeth in a crevice of the door of a church?

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

9. Describe the Monastery of Saint James.

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

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