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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. How long does Gulliver stay with his wife before setting sail again?
2. When the men go onto an island to find water, Gulliver becomes separated from them and then sees them rowing back to the boat with what following them?
3. How many children does the farmer have?
4. One young man is beaten and thrown out because he tries to shoot what at Gulliver's head?
5. What does the emperor do prior to Gulliver's sentencing?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the conditions on the voyage where Gulliver's ship runs into a string of bad luck.
2. Describe how the little men that Gulliver encounters seem to treat him. Are they afraid of him? Why or why not?
3. Describe the misunderstanding that the emperor's men have about Gulliver's watch.
4. Describe some of the mishaps that Gulliver describes in part 2, chapter 5.
5. Describe at least four of the provisions of Gulliver's release.
6. Explain how the people treat Gulliver, the longer he stays their captive.
7. How does Gulliver describe the emperor's attitude during Gulliver's capture?
8. Describe what happens to Gulliver at the Inn and what the farmer decides to do with him afterward.
9. Gulliver is a doctor, but his heart seems to lie with exploring the world around him. What evidence supports that, in Part 1, Chapter 1?
10. Explain what the provisions of Gulliver's release say about how the little people view Gulliver and about their attitude.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Swift uses the Laputans to poke fun at modern science and say that experiments are time consuming and costly and, often, fail completely. Do you think that scientific studies are worth the money and time invested, over all? If so, list examples of modern scientific advances that you think have been beneficial and why. If not, list scientific flops that you think have wasted or are wasting money and why.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how the law about choosing people to work in the Liliputian government is written and how the emperor seems to ignore that law. Do modern community, nation and world leaders act the same way about appointing staff, still? Use modern examples to back up your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the reasons why the Liliputians and Blefuscians do not get along. How did the two groups become separated? Also, are there disagreements between groups of people over similar topics in the modern era? If you don't believe so, explain why. If you do believe so, list some examples and explain whether you agree or disagree with them.
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