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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 happens to the note Morgan writes to Wallis?

2. What did Morgan do with the snail found on deck?

3. What does Morgan notice about his hands?

4. Morgan observes that not drinking alcohol has a _______________ effect.

5. What does Morgan hear while in the Marconi telegraph room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the context of the conversation Morgan has with Scurra.

2. Explain the significance of Morgan's memory of a trip to Mt. Vesuvius as he hides and listens to Wallis and Scurra make love.

3. What are Morgan's thoughts about Wallis and how does he spend his morning thinking of her?

4. Describe the situation between Morgan and Scurra in which the book's title becomes apparent.

5. Explain the foreshadowing related to the song sung in the Sunday morning service.

6. What little addition to his letter to Wallis does Morgan think she will find appealing?

7. Under what circumstances does Scurra reveal that he knew Morgan's mother?

8. How does Morgan learn that Wallis is attracted to him?

9. Describe Morgan's bad dream.

10. What happens for Morgan who feels that he has at last found his life's work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF is a work of historical fiction. Compare and contrast the lives of Morgan and his friends with those of people who actually lived during this time period. What similarities do you find? What differences do you see? How closely does the author mirror the real people of the Titanic? What liberties does she take with the fictional Morgan?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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