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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain tell Gulliver has happened to the items Gulliver asks for?
(a) They have been destroyed.
(b) They are locked below decks.
(c) They were left on the island.
(d) They fell overboard.

2. What does the eagle do with Gulliver?
(a) takes Gulliver and his box back to its nest
(b) drops Gulliver and his box into the sea
(c) drops Gulliver and his box on top of a mountain
(d) drops Gulliver and his box into a volcano

3. The same doctor proposes that in order to cure the forgetfulness of many of these men, what should happen to them after a speech?
(a) They should receive an award.
(b) They should be hurt.
(c) They should be paid.
(d) They should keep a written copy of the speech.

4. When an immortal marries, it is annulled when the younger partner reaches what age?
(a) 20
(b) 30
(c) 40
(d) 60

5. What does Gulliver find after 5 days?
(a) a talking whale
(b) an island in the sky
(c) a mountain in the sky
(d) a city under water

Short Answer Questions

1. Gulliver wonders how this king had come to think of _________________ if he did not have any enemies.

2. Which of the following is a house of the British parliament, according to Gulliver?

3. In order to prove the English smart, what does Gulliver tell the king about?

4. Which of the following is a house of the British parliament, according to Gulliver?

5. This island has magicians and sorcerers on it and the main power on the island is that of a family of magicians who use what as servants?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Laputa stay in the air and do you think that such an island really could exist by using modern technology?

2. How does the king of the floating island rule the people on the island below?

3. What lesson does Swift try to teach about life and death, in Part 3, Chapter 10?

4. Much of Part 3, Chapter 6, talks about Gulliver's encounter with a doctor who is full of ideas. One idea is that in order to cure the woes of the government, the people in the government must be seen to and whenever the people are healed, the politics and government will be healed. Gulliver thinks that that is a valid idea. Do you think that it was? Why or why not? Is such an idea still applicable in today's society?

5. What happens to Gulliver, once he reaches Luggnagg?

6. What lessons can be learned from the people of Laputa?

7. What are the people of Laputa like?

8. Why is the king's cousin, who befriends Gulliver, considered an outcast and do you think that it is fair? Why or why not?

9. In what ways do Gulliver and the king disagree about the concept of war in Part 2, Chapter 7?

10. Explain how Gulliver tries to prove to the king that the people of England are smart.

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