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

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

3. Where was Adele's lover supposed to arrange an interview for her?
(a) The New York Stock Exchange.
(b) The Metropolitan Opera House.
(c) The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(d) Carnegie Mellon University.

4. Where is the dead man taken to await the coroner?
(a) A pool hall.
(b) A church.
(c) A barbershop.
(d) A cafe.

5. The stranger's death is the beginning of the exploration of what topic for Morgan?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Death.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Morgan's uncle?

2. For how long do the two people face each other?

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

4. What does Morgan's companion do that is so intriguing?

5. What item does the other person clean?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the nature of the letter Morgan wants to write?

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

4. How does the sensual act serve as foreshadowing?

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

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

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

8. What is the purpose of a prologue?

9. What had the dying man given to Morgan?

10. How does Morgan first learn that there may be a problem with the operations of the Titanic?

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