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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. Which three men toast in Book One, Part One?

2. What are the men aboard the ship preparing for in Book One, Part Four?

3. Who is the captain of the ship?

4. What instrument does Sullivan play?

5. Who does Erasmus say that he is going to the Wolpert home to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Erasmus not like Matthew Paris?

2. Describe Paris' last night on shore before boarding the Ship.

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

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

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

6. Why does Erasmus dislike Henry Adams?

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

8. Describe the setting for the Prologue.

9. What does Erasmus see in town after he gets lost?

10. What do we learn about Paris' wife in Book One, Part One?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some have identified the plot of Sacred Hunger as disjointed and confusing. Would you agree or disagree? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Identify at least three instances of foreshadowing in Unsworth's novel. Why would Unsworth include those instances? How would the story change if they had not been included?

Essay Topic 3

What is the tone of Sacred Hunger? Why would Unsworth choose to write the story in that type of tone? What impact does the tone have on the way that the reader perceives the characters and sequence of events?

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