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

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

3. Ginsberg thinks that the ship is listing to the port side which indicates ______________________.
(a) Inexperienced captain.
(b) An iceberg ahead.
(c) A fire in a bunker.
(d) Strong headwinds.

4. What does Morgan examine in the cargo hold?
(a) Paintings.
(b) Furniture.
(c) Animals.
(d) Cars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the journalist who had written a story about a ship sinking after striking an iceberg?

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

3. With what does the other person clean the glasses?

4. Where does Morgan go to write the letter to his uncle?

5. Melchett and Hopper advise Morgan to forget about ____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the tall, beautiful woman and what is the source of her distress?

3. What is the date of the activity noted in the Prologue?

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

5. What is the purpose of a prologue?

6. Morgan is attracted to the elusive Wallis Ellery but how does she treat him?

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

8. What is known about Morgan from the Prologue?

9. How does EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF BEGIN?

10. What is the name of one of the characters from the Prologue?

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