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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 is the stranger doing when the narrator comes upon him?
(a) Hanging by his coat from a railing.
(b) Running from the police.
(c) Opening a bottle of wine.
(d) Shooting pool.

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

3. Who is the Captain of the ship on which Morgan is sailing?
(a) Captain Ismay.
(b) Captain McCartney.
(c) Captain Jones.
(d) Captain Smith.

4. Morgan finds the cleaning of the glasses to be _______________.
(a) Rude.
(b) Unnecessary.
(c) Sensual.
(d) Inappropriate.

5. What does the reader NOT learn about the Titanic in Chapter 1?
(a) Its luxury.
(b) Its technology.
(c) Its power.
(d) Its cost.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the two people doing as the Prologue begins?

3. Morgan thinks that everyone one he meets seems to share ______________.

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

5. What does Morgan steal from the house at Princes Gate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had the dying man given to Morgan?

2. What act does Morgan find sensual regarding his companion?

3. Who is McKinlay and what is his role?

4. Who is Charlie Melchett and what do he and Morgan do together as Titanic gets underway?

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

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

7. What are the two people about to encounter and what is their state of mind?

8. What do the two people in the Prologue do with each other?

9. What is observed about the narrator's demeanor from the Prologue?

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

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