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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 leaves the story in Book One, Part Five?

2. Who does Erasmus decide must be brought to justice?

3. What is Temka Tongman doing when he sees the ship?

4. Who receives a letter from Thurso?

5. How many slaves does Thurso think that he has at the end of Book One, Part Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Erasmus discover the ship in the swamp?

2. Describe how the death of Mr. Kemp is discovered.

3. What events lead to the disappearance of Deakin and Calley?

4. Why does Mrs. Kemp deny that her husband committed suicide?

5. Tell the story about the monkey that Cavana buys on the ship. What is the monkey's fate?

6. Explain "the sacred hunger". What is the narrator referring to by using that phrase?

7. Is Paris a likable man to most of the crew members aboard the ship? Why or why not?

8. What decision does Erasmus make in Book One, Part Seven, following his father's death?

9. How does the syntax change in Book Two, Part Nine?

10. Explain the role of depression in Book One, Part Six.

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 the climax of this story and the series of events leading up to it. How did characters respond to the climax? What did Unsworth include in his story to insure that the climax would be as powerful and meaningful as possible?

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose of a foil in literature? Describe one character in Unsworth's novel that you believe is a foil of another character. Why do you think that Unsworth may have created characters in his work that emphasize each others' qualities?

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