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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. What two things are built in Book One, Part One, Chapter Eight?
(a) Erasmus' love and the Ship.
(b) Thurso's collection of books and the Ship.
(c) Paris' confidence and his family.
(d) The Ship and Kemp's wealth.

2. Who is the last man added to the Ship's crew?
(a) Deakin.
(b) Thurston.
(c) Calley.
(d) Driver.

3. What does Erasmus spot in the shadows when he gets lost in the city?
(a) A dying man.
(b) Stolen goods.
(c) A hungry family.
(d) Rodents.

4. Who does Thurso decide to have flogged?
(a) Barton.
(b) His son.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) Matthew Paris.

5. How long has Erasmus known Sarah?
(a) Most of his life.
(b) One week.
(c) About two years.
(d) About ten years.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom is Erasmus obsessed?

2. Which of the following books reminds Paris of his past?

3. Where does Paris ask to be served his meal?

4. What was Sawdust's father's profession?

5. According to the narrator, why does Thurso decide to have a man flogged?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Erasmus as he is presented in the first half of the book?

2. Why is the title of the play rehearsed on the Wolpert property appropriate?

3. How does Erasmus' role in the play reflect aspects of himself in real life?

4. How does Erasmus feel about Sarah Wolpert in Book One?

5. How does the reader gain an inside perspective of the death of Paris' wife?

6. What types of memories does Paris frequently dwell on when he is on the ship?

7. How do readers discover how Sarah feels about Erasmus?

8. Why was Paris imprisoned?

9. Why does Thurso not want his crew members to mistreat any of the men on the Ship right away?

10. What does Paris' view of evolution have to do with his imprisonment?

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