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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. What is the name of the ship on which Morgan is sailing?

2. What is the ordeal facing the two people?

3. It is apparent that the two people will soon be ___________________.

4. What is the company that owns the ship on which Morgan is sailing?

5. Morgan's manner can be described as ____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the sensual act serve as foreshadowing?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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