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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 are the two factions in Lilliput called?

2. Gulliver also has to help deliver what?

3. Which item did Gulliver hide from the Lilliputian guards?

4. Which item did the Lilliputian guards not find on Gulliver?

5. What strange item do the men find, a few days after Gulliver's game is played?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens to Gulliver at the Inn and what the farmer decides to do with him afterward.

2. Instead of sending Gulliver back to Lilliput, what does the emperor of Blefuscu do?

3. How does Gulliver say that criminals are treated by the Lilliputians?

4. 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?

5. Explain how the people treat Gulliver, the longer he stays their captive.

6. Was it a good idea for the emperor to have Gulliver taught the language? Why or why not?

7. Explain what the provisions of Gulliver's release say about how the little people view Gulliver and about their attitude.

8. Swift meant for this part of the book to be a satire on the French government and he uses the size of everything as a farce against the government. Swift is saying that he believes that everything in France is bigger. At the time, Louis the XVI was the king of France and Louis loved to build huge estates and use his wealth for his own desires. King Louis was known to not know or care about the conditions of the people whom he governed. Knowing that, how does Part 2, Chapter 4 mirror activities in France?

9. What are the circumstances of Gulliver's eventual freedom?

10. How does Gulliver say that the Lilliputian children are raised?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gulliver is given many conditions that he must agree to in order to roam freely in the Liliputian land.

Part 1: Describe in detail all of the conditions set by the Liliputians for Gulliver's release.

Part 2: Explain the motivations behind each of the conditions, in detail. Why do the Liliputians want Gulliver to adhere to each condition?

Essay Topic 2

Choose any one of the times that Gulliver finds himself lost at sea and describe it in detail. How is he separated from his ship? How does he find land, finally? What sort of place does he find when he gets there, what people does he meet and what happens to him?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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