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

2. What is Scurra's prominent physical characteristic?

3. Where does the Titanic dock on its second day of sailing?

4. Who is the worker that Morgan had encountered collapsed one day last spring?

5. To whom does Morgan plan to write a letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of a prologue?

2. How many people are noted in the Prologue?

3. What is known about Morgan from the Prologue?

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

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

6. What is the foreshadowing related to an article written by the journalist, Mr. Stead?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of the wealthy men in the early-1900s when the men in the story are living their adult lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they enjoy that 21st century men do not?

Essay Topic 2

Alcohol abuse seems to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the abuse? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? How does it affect the abusers? How does it affect those impacted by the abusers? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of the story's title. What did the author mean by calling the book EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF? Is there a double meaning in the title? Cite an example to support your answer.

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