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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 is the name of George's superior?

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

3. What was the picture of that Jones removed from the Hardy's house?

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

5. What do the French believe Dr. Potter's tent is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the fourth chapter.

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

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

4. How does Pompey say he tricked the woman to whom he gave the duck?

5. What does Myrtle do with her two oranges?

6. How does Myrtle react to Jones' sexual advances?

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

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

9. Describe the group's sea journey.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting.

2. Point of view.

3. Structure.

4. Language.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and examine it what expresses about mid 19th century society:

1. Class system

2. The military

3. Sexual relations

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the characters in the novel and discuss how he or she would cope in one of the following scenarios:

1. His or her's loved one dies.

2. His or her's ship hits a horrific storm.

3. He or she is kidnapped by the Russian side.

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