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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. How old is Franklin?

2. When was Bartholome Chassenee born?

3. How many of the less fastidious birds went in to the hatch to muck it out?

4. What did the inhabitants of Minorca and Majorca beg Augustus Caesar to rid their islands of?

5. What color hair did Phut have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did most animals do when they heard Noah's offer of half-board?

2. What does the leader of the Arabs want Franklin to do at three o'clock?

3. Why does Katherine give up eating meat after Chernobyl?

4. Why did the Bishop's throne collapse?

5. Who really brought back an olive leaf?

6. Where does Kathleen believe she is and what does she believe she doing at the end of the story?

7. What does Franklin do after the Arabs will not allow a middle-aged woman to use the bathroom?

8. What problems did Eric Dooley cause Katherine?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Shipwreck," there were three mutinies after the wreck of the Medusa. Discuss and compare the three mutinies using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Franklin becomes the leader of the passengers when terrorists take over the cruise ship. Discuss why and how Franklin becomes the passengers' leader when terrorists take over the cruise ship.

Essay Topic 3

In "The Mountain," as Amanda and Miss Logan climb down the mountain, Amanda slips and falls. Using examples from the book, take a position and argue whether Amanda falls deliberately.

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