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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had made the Titanic's sailing date uncertain?
(a) Boiler room repairs.
(b) Coal strike.
(c) Weather.
(d) Passenger list.

2. What is the relationship of the people in the Prologue?
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Brothers.
(c) Lovers.
(d) Acquaintances.

3. What did the dying stranger say to Morgan?
(a) "I know who I am."
(b) "I know who you are."
(c) "I saw what you did las summer."
(d) "Please find my son."

4. The stranger's death is the beginning of the exploration of what topic for Morgan?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Death.
(d) Surprise.

5. What did the dead man press into Morgan's hand?
(a) A lottery ticket.
(b) A key.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A locket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the reader NOT learn about the Titanic in Chapter 1?

2. What are the steerage passengers doing?

3. What is the name of Morgan's companion?

4. Who is the Captain of the ship on which Morgan is sailing?

5. Ginsberg states that the two overwhelming impulses in life are hunger and __________.

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