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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Wallis Ellery?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Unattainable.

2. What is the name of the tall lady?
(a) Adele Barnsworth.
(b) Adele Barnes.
(c) Adelaide Baines.
(d) Adele Baines.

3. For how long do the two people face each other?
(a) An instant.
(b) A few minutes.
(c) A minute.
(d) A few seconds.

4. With what does the other person clean the glasses?
(a) Robe.
(b) Chamois.
(c) Dish cloth.
(d) Tissue.

5. What is the name of the ship on which Morgan is sailing?
(a) Magnum.
(b) Titanic.
(c) Annabel Lee.
(d) White Star.

6. Morgan thinks that his uncle puts greater stock in _________ than in riches.
(a) Power.
(b) Nature.
(c) People.
(d) Spirituality.

7. What is the company that owns the ship on which Morgan is sailing?
(a) White Star Line.
(b) Bright Star Line.
(c) Twinkling Star Line.
(d) White Snow Line.

8. Who is the childhood friend and college roommate Morgan encounters on board ship?
(a) Van Johnson.
(b) Van Halen.
(c) Vandenberg.
(d) Van Hopper.

9. What is the name of Morgan's companion?
(a) Unnamed.
(b) Lucas.
(c) Andrews.
(d) James.

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

11. What is the name of the journalist who had written a story about a ship sinking after striking an iceberg?
(a) Stead.
(b) Steadman.
(c) Stegall.
(d) Sneed.

12. On what date does the story begin?
(a) April 15, 1972.
(b) April 1, 1912.
(c) December 31, 1912.
(d) April 8, 1912.

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

14. The two people encourage each other to be _________________.
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Valiant.
(c) Skeptical.
(d) Hesitant.

15. How many pages is the Prologue?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the dying stranger say to Morgan?

2. What port does Morgan arrive at just in time for breakfast?

3. What appears imminent for the two people?

4. What is the state of the water into which the two people will be hurled?

5. What is the stranger doing when the narrator comes upon him?

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