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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the ship's captain?
(a) Bessom.
(b) Burlingame.
(c) Burgrave.
(d) Bundy.

2. The leviathan is a gatekeeper to which location?
(a) Paradise.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Hell.
(d) Europe.

3. The stranger tells Brant the history of this new character, beginning with his birth in what year?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1955.

4. What is the name of the ship that crashes onto the rocks?
(a) Sea Witch.
(b) QE 1.
(c) Sea Hag.
(d) Titanic.

5. What causes the storm?
(a) Bad luck.
(b) Wind.
(c) Serpent.
(d) Gods.

6. The ship is caught in a storm of:
(a) Hail.
(b) Rain.
(c) Fish.
(d) Birds.

7. What kinds of things begin to occur after Prez is elected?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Catastrophes.
(c) Miracles.
(d) Government uprising.

8. Which character intends to start a new life with a new identity?
(a) Charles.
(b) Stowaway.
(c) Galding.
(d) Burgrave.

9. Smiley warns Prez not to do what?
(a) Go to sleep.
(b) Go on vacation.
(c) Run for a second term.
(d) Meet with other political leaders.

10. What gift does Prez give to Morpheus at the end of the tale?
(a) Silk scarf.
(b) His father's watch.
(c) Campaign button.
(d) Undying gratitude.

11. Who is the first to meet Prez in the after life?
(a) Smiley.
(b) Morpheus.
(c) Young woman.
(d) Kathy.

12. The Sea Witch is illustrated as what type of ship?
(a) Barquentine.
(b) Ship rigged.
(c) Sloop.
(d) Steam powered.

13. Which president is mentioned as a major character in the text?
(a) Nixon.
(b) Truman.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Adams.

14. What does Brant eat in the beginning of this section?
(a) Stew.
(b) Fish and chips.
(c) Candy bar.
(d) Sandwich.

15. What does Gadling learn about Jim?
(a) Jim is a runaway.
(b) Jim is a girl.
(c) Jim is a king's son.
(d) Jim is a stowaway.

Short Answer Questions

1. The stowaway's stories suggest that women are:

2. How many years is Prez the president?

3. In what year was Prez elected to the presidency?

4. Which character is noticeably absent from this tale?

5. Where was the new character born?

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