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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "it had happened before all over this country and tonight it will happen again and there is nothing we can do?"

2. Why is the second narrator listening for the first narrator's name on the radio?

3. Where does the female narrator's mother talk to her?

4. What is the female narrator referring to in this sentence, "And when we see each other again, it will seem like we lost no time?"

5. What is there a lot of in Ville Rose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the evolution of the behavior of the passengers on board. How does their treatment of one another reflect the author's purpose? Be sure to use examples.

Essay Topic 2

"From here, I cannot even see the sea. Behind these mountains are more mountains and more black butterflies still and a sea that is endless like my love for you." Think about this quote from the end of the story. What is it's significance? What are its contrasting elements? What does this say about the narrator?

Essay Topic 3

Think about the narrator's words to one another. What do their descriptions of love or messages/ pledges to one another tell us about their mindsets? Be sure to use examples.

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