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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of day does the Mariner wake up after fainting?

2. How does the Mariner describe the sails of the other ship?

3. What does the Mariner hear after waking from the Heavenly sleep?

4. What example of the Mariner's does the rest of the crew follow?

5. What does the Mariner see at the Line?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the descriptions of the ship carrying Death and Life-in-Death?

2. At the beginning of Part IV, what is the Mariner's relationship to prayer?

3. Why are the souls of the crew compared to the cross-bow?

4. For how long does the Mariner suffer? How is this significant?

5. What happens to the Ship after the Mariner faints? Who relates the action of the story while he is unconscious?

6. Why is it important that the Mariner remains unconscious at the beginning of Part VI? What happens when he awakes?

7. Describe the death of the crew.

8. How does Coleridge use colors in Part IV of the poem? What are some of the colors he uses?

9. What do the two spirits discuss at the end of Part V?

10. In your own words, what is the simile the Mariner constructs after the marginal notes say the curse is expiated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the poem, eyes are prominently mentioned. Analyze the significance of their mentions, how they influence the story, and any deeper significance they might have. Feel free to include your personal opinions on the importance of eyes.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the presentations of Thomas Burnet in the Epigraph and the text of the poem itself regarding the invisible Natures. Analyze each presentation separately and then show how they are alike and/or unlike one another. Be sure to include specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the poem's presentation of contrition, redemption, and penance. Explain how each follows upon the other in the Mariner's story; how does he achieve each? How do these three things relate to human nature, guilt?

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