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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the emperor have shows put on for Gulliver?
(a) when the performers meet Gulliver and trust him
(b) after Gulliver saves the emperor's life
(c) when Gulliver complains tot he emperor about his boredom
(d) when Gulliver understands the language better

2. What does Gulliver see washing towards the shore, after he is with the Bleuscians?
(a) a boat
(b) a hat
(c) a dead fish
(d) a sailor

3. Gulliver learns that the war between the Lilliputians and the Blefuscians has to do with what?
(a) stolen land
(b) religious beliefs
(c) slavery
(d) a long-standing family feud

4. Another provision states that Gulliver cannot come within the city limits without how much warning?
(a) forty-eight hours
(b) eight hours
(c) twenty-four hours
(d) two hours

5. Instead of staying for his sentencing, where does Gulliver decide to go?
(a) deep into the woods
(b) to a hidden cave by the beach
(c) back home to England
(d) Blefuscu

6. What does Gulliver first try to tell the king, using hand gestures?
(a) Gulliver is hungry.
(b) Gulliver is lost.
(c) Gulliver is tired.
(d) Gulliver is friendly.

7. Why does the farmer decide to make Gulliver work hard after Gulliver gets ill?
(a) The farmer wants Gulliver to make people in the city sick, so that those in the farm lands can take over.
(b) The farmer wants to make more money before Gulliver dies.
(c) The farmer hopes that someone else will offer to buy Gulliver and be able to cure him.
(d) The farmer hopes that working will make Gulliver feel better.

8. How long is Gulliver told it will be before the reading of the articles?
(a) six days
(b) four days
(c) five days
(d) three days

9. Why does Gulliver say that he finally left the kingdom?
(a) He took a short boat ride and became hopelessly lost.
(b) He wanted to explore other places.
(c) He learned of a plot against him.
(d) He was homesick.

10. Which of the following is not a reason that Gulliver is being brought up on charges by the Lilliputians.
(a) secretly marrying a woman from Blefuscu
(b) being friendly to the ambassadors
(c) planning to sail tot he enemy's land
(d) not following orders about destroying the people of Blefuscu

11. Where do the people decide to take Gulliver?
(a) the capital city
(b) the woods
(c) out into the ocean
(d) home

12. What does the emperor of Blefuscu decide to do when he finds out about the articles against Gulliver?
(a) He sends Gulliver into hiding.
(b) He says that he will not send Gulliver back.
(c) He locks Gulliver up until the LIlliputians come to get him.
(d) He sends Gulliver back immediately.

13. How long does Gulliver stay with his wife before setting sail again?
(a) two years
(b) two days
(c) two months
(d) two weeks

14. Gulliver must agree, also, to be an ally against the people of what place?
(a) Felbascu
(b) Sablecu
(c) Blefuscu
(d) Lefbascu

15. Who buys Gulliver from the farmer?
(a) a doctor
(b) a lawyer
(c) the king
(d) the queen

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Gulliver think the Emperor of Lilliput is?

2. Who does Gulliver accidentally insult at the farmer's house?

3. How many children does the farmer have?

4. Gulliver says that what happened during a man's execution?

5. How long has Gulliver been on Blefuscu, when he sees something wash up on shore?

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