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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The stranger's death is the beginning of the exploration of what topic for Morgan?

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

3. Why does Morgan want to write the letter?

4. Into what will the two people soon be hurled?

5. What does Morgan question about the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is known about Morgan from the Prologue?

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

5. How does EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF BEGIN?

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

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

8. How does the sensual act serve as foreshadowing?

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

10. What is the story of the tall unnamed woman on board the ship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Morgan change over the course of the story? Why does the author make his character so volatile? Is there any significance to his privileged and cultural background? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF is a classic story of fear and redemption. What does that classification entail? Why does this story fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Wallis. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in her life?

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