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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. Why does William ask Cora to use his name?

2. What do the Ransomes have that made them unique?

3. While at church, who does a churchgoer without glasses mistake Cracknell for?

4. What does Spencer allow Garrett to do to him?

5. What did Martha think of Spencer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Luke Garrett believe Cora sent him through their correspondence?

2. Luke Garrett was the first person to successfully complete what type of surgery in London?

3. What did Cora state emphatically about her comings and goings to Charles Ambrose while having tea?

4. What is Luke Garrett's nickname and why?

5. Who does Spencer write to to request help regarding improving the housing project in London?

6. What caused the naturalist, Mary Anning, to begin her studies of the natural sciences?

7. What did Cora feel disgraced her during her attendance at Sunday service in Aldwinter?

8. What character is introduced reciting the parts of the human heart?

9. What irritated Luke while he and Spencer traveled to Colchester via the train?

10. What was Spencer, Luke Garrett's closest friend, considered to be by their former classmates?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cora was intrigued by the natural world. ". . .she called 'her Studies,' as if she were a boy cramming for college" (27). Think about this statement, then write an essay that addresses the implications of the statement regarding women and education. Discuss comparisons to today.

Essay Topic 2

William and Cora witnessed the Fata Morgana. Fata Morgana is an optical illusion that makes a ship on the horizon appear to be floating, thus why they both called it the Flying Dutchman. Discuss why you think the two needed to experience this in the novel and what the author's purpose was for including it in the story line.

Essay Topic 3

Chapter One begins with a vivid description of time and its involvement in daily lives. Analyze why the author chose to begin the novel with time in the forefront. Use evidence from the text to support your answers.

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