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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. What did people want to steal from Paris' home?

2. What does Erasmus think about during his father's funeral?

3. Who does not seem affected by the disease on the Ship?

4. How does Erasmus' father die?

5. What does Erasmus find aboard the ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Erasmus' relationship with Sarah change after Mr. Kemp dies?

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

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

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

5. What sort of effect does Wolpert realize Erasmus has on Sarah?

6. How does Mrs. Kemp change after her husband's death?

7. What is the Trionfi Club?

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

9. What problems do you foresee in the potential relationship between Erasmus and Sarah?

10. Describe the conference that the Creek Indians hold with the British.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effect does the time period have on Unsworth's novel? How does it add to the story? What impact does the Atlantic Slave Trade have on characters; and how might they be different had the story been set during a different time?

Essay Topic 2

The title of Unsworth's work, Sacred Hunger, seems straightforward; yet indicates a particular significance about one concept. In your opinion, why did Unsworth select that particular title for his work? What does that title signify? What does it tell readers about the story?

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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