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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. According to the old written laws, Lilliputians cannot hold public office if they do not believe in what?
2. Who pays Gulliver a visit, a month after Gulliver is freed?
3. How long has Gulliver been on Blefuscu, when he sees something wash up on shore?
4. How do the Lilliputians write on paper?
5. How old does Gulliver think the Emperor of Lilliput is?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the misunderstanding that the emperor's men have about Gulliver's watch.
2. In Part 1, Chapter 7, what does the author seem to be using Gulliver's adventures to say about systems of government, especially the government of England?
3. Describe the conditions on the voyage where Gulliver's ship runs into a string of bad luck.
4. How does Gulliver describe the emperor's attitude during Gulliver's capture?
5. How does the farmer's attitude seem to change toward Gulliver in Part 2, Chapter 3 and why?
6. What are the ways in which Gulliver defines the relationship between Lilliput and Blefuscu?
7. What does Gulliver learn from his first impressions, in Part 2, Chapter 1, when he encounters the giants?
8. What are the differences between how the giants in Part 2, Chapter 1 treat Gulliver initially and how the Lilliputians had treated him?
9. Describe what happens to Gulliver at the Inn and what the farmer decides to do with him afterward.
10. How does Gulliver describe the country where the giants live?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain, using details from the story, the difference between how Gulliver is treated by the farmer when they first meet and how Gulliver is treated by the farmer towards the end of the time that Gulliver is in the farmer's possession. Also, have you ever been the victim of someone who treated you one way to begin with and completely differently later on? If so, explain. If not, have you ever treated someone else one way at first and differently later on? If so, why?
Essay Topic 2
The Liliputian emperor eventually turns against Gulliver and tries to have him punished for crimes that he did not commit.
1. Explain why Gulliver is accused of those crimes by the emperor and what punishment is decided upon. Also, what does Gulliver do in reaction to the emperors accusations.
In modern times are innocent people still found guilty of crimes often? Why or why not? Does it depend on the particular town or country where the crime is committed, for instance? Use examples to support your opinions.
Essay Topic 3
Explain how which of the Luggnagg people are immortal is determined, in detail. Also, what rules are the immortals subject to? What happens to them as they get older? Do you think the treatment that they receive is fair? Why or why not?
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