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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 many people lived in the town that Jonah went to preach to according to Barnes?

2. Who was the ma who was rumored to make it to the top of Mount Ararat?

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

4. What newspaper does Charlie want to read when he gets to Caracas?

5. How many words does Charlie learn before he discovers that the Indian has been teaching him the wrong meanings of the words?

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. Describe the expedition to Senegal.

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

4. Where should the words "I love you," be kept and why?

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

6. What did Colonel Fergusson take Amanda to see in 1821?

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

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

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

10. Why do Charlie and the crew have to hike into the jungle?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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