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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 kind of ceremony does Pompey photograph?

2. What does the crew do with the dead bodies on the ship?

3. What does Jones say he has become?

4. Where has Jones been cut?

5. Where do the Tartars try to sell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Myrtle do with her two oranges?

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the group's sea journey.

7. Why does Jones think that an angel is watching over Potter?

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

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

10. What do Myrtle and Mrs. Yardley experience on their pony ride?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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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