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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 regulation occurs now that the Titanic is midway in its voyage?

2. What philosophical statement does the narrator share at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. Scurra tells Morgan that his ________ resemble his mother's.

4. Rosenfelder hopes to sell Adele's dress style to whom?

5. In which artist's studio did Scurra meet Morgan's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Morgan learning about himself as he talks to some of the older men on board the ship?

5. What progress does Morgan make in changing his life in Chapter 5?

6. What are the circumstances in which Morgan and Wallis meet and have an unexpected encounter?

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

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

9. Describe Morgan's bad dream.

10. What little game does Wallis admit to playing with Morgan's friends the day before?

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

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of death. Identify at least two instances about death in the book and then cite an examples to support your answers.

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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