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

2. How much did the government of Cuba want to charge the passengers of the St. Louis to disembark?

3. How many days and nights was Jonah inside the whale?

4. What is the name of the priest that Matt portrays?

5. Where did Lawrence Beesley go to college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the Monastery of Saint James.

4. Describe the expedition to Senegal.

5. When a violent storm blew up while Jonah was traveling by ship, how did the mariners decide that Jonah was the cause of the storm?

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

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

8. How would science explain the halo of cloud that appears around Mount Ararat?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Barnes has a varied cast of characters in his books, some of which have very little information revealed about them. Discuss whether Barnes has more round or flat characters in the novel. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship Katherine has with Greg and how it affects her mental state.

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