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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a topic of conversation at Lady Duff Gordon's dinner party?
(a) Fashion.
(b) Religion.
(c) Commerce.
(d) Slavery.

2. What do the women on the ship take as a bad omen?
(a) Fish leaping out of the sea.
(b) A man blackened with coal dust.
(c) A red sky at morning.
(d) A dead bird on deck.

3. What do the ship's passengers remark to themselves while boarding?
(a) How safe the ship is.
(b) How cold the weather is.
(c) How slow everyone is.
(d) How bright the sun is.

4. What is Scurra's prominent physical characteristic?
(a) Missing ear.
(b) Tattoed bald head.
(c) Split lip.
(d) Limp.

5. Who does Morgan take note of in the steerage class?
(a) A fat man.
(b) A tall lady.
(c) A blind woman.
(d) A crippled boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom is Morgan swimming at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. What do the two people encourage each other to do?

3. What is the name of the story's narrator?

4. What is the name of the ship on which Morgan is sailing?

5. The two people encourage each other to be _________________.

(see the answer key)

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