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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of musician plays as the ship leaves Ireland?
(a) Pianist.
(b) Organist.
(c) Bagpiper.
(d) Flutist.

2. Ginsberg states that the two overwhelming impulses in life are hunger and __________.
(a) Religion.
(b) Love.
(c) Sex.
(d) Greed.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the dead man taken to await the coroner?

2. With whom is Morgan traveling?

3. What is the last name of the author of EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF?

4. What is the ordeal facing the two people?

5. Which of the following is NOT a topic of conversation at Lady Duff Gordon's dinner party?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF BEGIN?

2. How does the sensual act serve as foreshadowing?

3. Explain the foreshadowing of the coal-blackened stoker and the bagpiper.

4. Describe the ship's docking at Queenstown, Ireland, and what happens there.

5. What do Morgan and his companions talk about over dinner the first night on board?

6. Who are Mr. Ismay and Mr. Andrews and what are their roles?

7. What does Morgan do at home where he has been staying and why does he feel guilty about it?

8. What is Morgan's itinerary and his destination?

9. What is the purpose of a prologue?

10. What can be said about Morgan's personality and motivations?

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