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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 does the crew do with the dead bodies on the ship?

2. What is Frampton's rank in the army?

3. What word does Dr. Potter use to describe the people singing hymns?

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

5. Who does Myrtle ride in the countryside with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Myrtle do with her two oranges?

3. How does George die?

4. How does Potter ruin the dinner with the captains?

5. How does the man with the missing ear die?

6. Describe the group's sea journey.

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

8. How does Myrtle respond to George's death?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Myrtle's difficult early life affected two of the following aspects in her later life:

1. Work

2. Social life

3. Intimate relationships

4. Family

Essay Topic 2

Compare Turkish and British culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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