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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. Who steers the Ship after the dead men rise?

2. Why does the Mariner envy the Moon and stars?

3. How does the Mariner describe the sails of the other ship?

4. To what is the ocean subservient?

5. Why must the Mariner remain unconscious?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the Ship after the Mariner faints? Who relates the action of the story while he is unconscious?

2. What do the two spirits discuss at the end of Part V?

3. After regaining consciousness from fainting, what does the Mariner again feel the effects of? What are those effects?

4. How does the Mariner's attitude toward his surroundings in Part IV change? What does this prompt?

5. What two things is the Mariner thankful for at the beginning of Part V, and to whom are these things attributed?

6. Why does the Guest interrupt the Mariner in Part V? How does the Mariner respond?

7. Why are the souls of the crew compared to the cross-bow?

8. Who does the Mariner describe as a "ghastly crew", and why?

9. What is the Mariner's initial reaction to his surroundings in Part IV? Why is this significant?

10. What are some of the descriptions of the ship carrying Death and Life-in-Death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the presentations of Thomas Burnet in the Epigraph and the text of the poem itself regarding the invisible Natures. Analyze each presentation separately and then show how they are alike and/or unlike one another. Be sure to include specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of the Hermit. What role does he play? How is he unique from the other characters in the story? What aspects of human nature does he signify? Does he have any importance beyond the natural world?

Essay Topic 3

Provide an analysis of the Mariner's character. How does his character change from the beginning of his narrative to the end? How does he describe in the framing part of the story? What are his joys and sorrows? How does he change from before he tells his story to after he tells it?

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