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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes did Phut have?

2. According to the narrator, how long did it rain?

3. What is the name of the group holding the passengers captive?

4. How much of the animal kingdom vanished with Noah's youngest son?

5. Where was an aircraft carrying members of the Arabs' group forced down two years ago?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Franklin's passport.

2. How did the narrator describe Noah?

3. Who really brought back an olive leaf?

4. When Kathleen is talking to a man in her nightmare, what does she say about herself?

5. What happened when the Bishop came to Saint-Michel for his annual pilgrimage?

6. How did Tricia meet Franklin and what is their relationship?

7. Why did the Bishop's throne collapse?

8. How did the narrator and his species get off the ark?

9. How was the hold of the Ark mucked out?

10. When Katherine has nightmares, where does she see herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Barnes makes reference to the woodworm. Discuss how the woodworm is portrayed in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 10, several different images of heaven are portrayed in a dream. Compare and contrast the different views of heaven.

Essay Topic 3

The story about the Ark told in Chapter 1 is quite different from traditional stories told about the Ark. Compare and contrast the Biblical story of Noah and the Ark and the story told in Chapter 1.

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