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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 crew do with the dead bodies on the ship?
(a) Burns them.
(b) Throws them in the sea.
(c) Feeds them to the dogs.
(d) Puts them in the gallows.

2. What does Dr. Potter want his wife to tell him in her letter?
(a) She wants him.
(b) She needs him.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She misses him.

3. Where has Jones been cut?
(a) His cheek.
(b) His forehead.
(c) His nose.
(d) His lips.

4. Why does Pompey say he gave back the lady's duck?
(a) For money.
(b) For food.
(c) For a smile.
(d) For shelter.

5. What is Beatrice wearing in Dr. Potter's vision?
(a) A nightgown.
(b) A ball gown.
(c) Lingerie.
(d) A wedding dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Myrtle think George rejected her?

2. What kind of accent causes Potter to think about his childhood?

3. Who entertains the group in the second act of the concert troup's performance?

4. What kind of woman does Jones say he will marry when he goes home to England?

5. What does the photographer urge his subjects to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pompey prove he is in love with Myrtle?

2. What reason does Dr. Potter give Myrtle for marrying Beatrice?

3. What does Jones tell Potter he wants from life?

4. What is Dr. Potter's opinion of Pompey Jones?

5. Explain the author's use of foreshadowing in the discussion about survival between Potter and Jones.

6. How does George die?

7. How does George react to Myrtle's sexual advances?

8. Why do the soldiers set up camp above the Tchernaya valley?

9. Describe the group's sea journey.

10. Summarize the fourth chapter.

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