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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the character born?
(a) Buenos Aires.
(b) London.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Sydney.

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

3. What was the final destination for the last ship?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Oslo.
(c) Blackpool.
(d) Liverpool.

4. The stowaway's stories suggest that women are:
(a) Flirtatious.
(b) Conniving.
(c) Faithless.
(d) Stupid.

5. What was the girl's first destination?
(a) Singapore.
(b) New York.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Barcelona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Kathy shortly before the wedding can take place?

2. "Call me Jim" refers to the opening of what great novel?

3. What is Smiley's nickname?

4. The stranger tells Brant the history of this new character, beginning with his birth in what year?

5. What is the name of the ship that crashes onto the rocks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Prez's response? What was Prez's goal?

2. Where does the story begin? What is the main character doing at the time?

3. The seeker tells a tale about what character? Where was the character born?

4. When and where was Jim born? When did she leave home?

5. What precipitates the great storm that plagues the ship?

6. Why does Jim decide to keep silent about the storm of fish?

7. When does the owner of the ship appear in the story? What is the captain's reaction?

8. What happened in 1970 that changed Prez' life?

9. What happens shortly after Jim leaves the Sea Witch?

10. What is the name of the character telling the tale of Hob's Leviathan? What is the time period?

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