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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. Why does the tall lady let out a fierce cry?
(a) Her friend had not boarded at Queenstown.
(b) She almost falls overboard.
(c) A strange man accosts her.
(d) Her dress is ripped.

2. With what does the other person clean the glasses?
(a) Chamois.
(b) Dish cloth.
(c) Tissue.
(d) Robe.

3. What is the stranger doing when the narrator comes upon him?
(a) Running from the police.
(b) Opening a bottle of wine.
(c) Hanging by his coat from a railing.
(d) Shooting pool.

4. What does Morgan learn is true when he is strolling on deck after midnight?
(a) There are no life boats.
(b) There is a fire in a coal bunker.
(c) The captain has abandoned ship.
(d) The champagne is warm.

5. Morgan thinks that everyone one he meets seems to share ______________.
(a) Stock tips.
(b) Magazines.
(c) Books.
(d) Mistresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the company that owns the ship on which Morgan is sailing?

2. Ginsberg states that the two overwhelming impulses in life are hunger and __________.

3. For how long do the two people face each other?

4. Where is the dead man taken to await the coroner?

5. Melchett and Hopper advise Morgan to forget about ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Morgan's itinerary and his destination?

2. Who is Charlie Melchett and what do he and Morgan do together as Titanic gets underway?

3. What is the purpose of a prologue?

4. How does Morgan narrate his experience encountering other passengers boarding the Titanic?

5. Who is McKinlay and what is his role?

6. How does EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF BEGIN?

7. What act does Morgan find sensual regarding his companion?

8. What do Morgan and his companions talk about over dinner the first night on board?

9. What are the two people about to encounter and what is their state of mind?

10. What is known about Morgan from the Prologue?

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