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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. Who does Myrtle have a conversation with about Pompey Jones' character?
(a) Dr. Potter.
(b) Mrs. Yardley.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) George.

2. What is the name of the valley the group is positioned near?
(a) Olomouc.
(b) Tchernaya.
(c) Bila Hora.
(d) Checna.

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

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

5. What does the photographer urge his subjects to do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Smile.
(c) Growl.
(d) Shout.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Potter say he found overturned by the lake?

2. What rounds up the sheep and takes them away?

3. Where does Myrtle land near when she falls from her horse?

4. What does Potter tell Myrtle that he is thankful that he is not?

5. What does Myrtle say she wants to do after she sees the limb?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Pompey come to Constantinople?

2. Describe Dr. Potter's hallucination.

3. How does Potter suffer in this chapter?

4. How do the group members keep their minds away from the hardships they witness and experience in Varna?

5. Why does Dr. Potter say Myrtle could be taken for a boy?

6. Describe the group's sea journey.

7. What does Myrtle do with her two oranges?

8. How does Jones help the photographer balance his photograph?

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

10. In what way is Myrtle's character strengthened in the fourth chapter?

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