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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 convinces the farmer that Gulliver is a small human?

2. What does the farmer's daughter think Gulliver is?

3. What does Gulliver set sail with?

4. In the garden, Gulliver was once carried off by what color spaniel?

5. One young man is beaten and thrown out because he tries to shoot what at Gulliver's head?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't the emperor want Gulliver alive anymore and how does this reveal the emperor's true nature?

2. What does Gulliver learn from his first impressions, in Part 2, Chapter 1, when he encounters the giants?

3. What are the differences between how the giants in Part 2, Chapter 1 treat Gulliver initially and how the Lilliputians had treated him?

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. Describe at least four of the provisions of Gulliver's release.

6. Why does Gulliver finally decide to leave and go to Blefuscu?

7. Describe how the little men that Gulliver encounters seem to treat him. Are they afraid of him? Why or why not?

8. 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?

9. What is the king's attitude toward Gulliver in all of Part 2, Chapter 5?

10. How does Gulliver describe the emperor's attitude during Gulliver's capture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gulliver's encounter with the pirates is interesting. It brings up questions of ethics.

Part 1: Explain, in detail, Gulliver's encounter with the pirates and his discovery of Laputa.

Part 2: How does modern piracy of things, such as computer software, compare and contrast to the piracy that Gulliver encountered.

Part 3: Is modern software piracy really any different from piracy in Gulliver's times? Do people justify modern piracy? If so, in what ways?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between Gulliver and the king of the giants. Does the king seem to care about Gulliver as a person, or just as a source of amusement. Use details from the story to back up your opinions.

Essay Topic 3

Of all of the places that Gulliver visits in his travels, which one do you feel is most run like a conventional modern society and why? Use examples from the book and real life to support your answer. Also, do you feel like being like a conventional society is a good thing, or do you think that some of the other places that Gulliver traveled to were run better? Explain your answer in detail.

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