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

2. What is the name of the ship in this story?
(a) Liverpool Merchant.
(b) Her Majesty.
(c) Liberation.
(d) Grace.

3. Who is Erasmus' cousin?
(a) Sarah Wolpert.
(b) Luther Sawdust.
(c) Saul Thurso.
(d) Matthew Paris.

4. What is Paris's role on the ship?
(a) Skipper.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Captain.
(d) Shipwright.

5. Which three men toast in Book One, Part One?
(a) Paris, Wolpert, and Kemp.
(b) Paris, Kemp, and Thurso.
(c) Kemp, Wolpert, and Thurso.
(d) Thurso, Wolpert, and Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom is Erasmus obsessed?

2. Which character does Sarah Wolpert play?

3. Who reveals her interest in Erasmus?

4. Who seems satisfied by the deaths that take place on the Ship in Book One, Part One?

5. Whose conflict is the cast of the play discussing in Book One, Part Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the ocean affect Paris?

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

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

4. Why does Erasmus dislike Henry Adams?

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

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

7. Describe what happens in Book One, Part One, when Erasmus gets to the Wolperts' home.

8. What significance does the mantra "when we are married" have in Book One, Part Four?

9. Why is Kemp so motivated to convince Paris to go aboard the Ship?

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

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