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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 do most people in the Indian tribe live to be?

2. When did the liner St. Louis leave Hamburg, Germany?

3. Where did Lawrence Beesley go to college?

4. How much older was Miss Logan than Amanda?

5. What is the name of the woman that Charlie and Pippa argued about?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the expedition to Senegal.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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