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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 did the dead man press into Morgan's hand?

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

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

4. Why does Morgan want to write the letter?

5. How many pages is the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Morgan and Wallis. Be sure to include any other characters who you think survived the sinking of the Titanic. Incorporate the characters' emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

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