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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. Where did Jonah go after God told him to go preach?

2. Who published Lawrence's book about the Titanic?

3. When was the account of the Medusa published?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What were the thoughts of the fifteen who remained on the raft when they saw a butterfly?

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

6. Who finally agreed to take passengers from the St. Louis?

7. What is different about the way the couple sleeps in "Parenthesis"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "The Mountain," the Colonel is listening to the ticking sound of a beetle. The Colonel and his daughter have different interpretations for the sounds that the beetle is making. Compare and contrast how the Colonel and his daughter interpret the sounds the beetle makes.

Essay Topic 2

In "The Wars of Religion," a court case is presented to a judge where church parishioners file a complaint against woodworms. Discuss the complaint and the evidence against the woodworms. Was there enough evidence to convict the woodworms?

Essay Topic 3

The author alters some historical facts for the story line in some of the chapters. Discuss creative license and how the author uses it to advance plot.

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