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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What of the island is said to be towering over the ship when the captain opens his eyes?
2. What does the helmsman complain of not being able to see well while close to the island?
3. What color is the skipper's hair?
4. What is the major source of symbolism in Part 2 of the story?
5. How many coins does the captain have before he gives some to Legatt?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compose an analytical essay concerning the contrast between a coincidental order of events and a providential order of events, in regards to Leggatt's escape from the Sephora and achievement of a new destiny. How many positive events or occurrences are there not explicable by human action? Are these mere coincidences or part of something else? Should the events be analyzed individually or as a whole? What changes depending upon how they are analyzed? What argument can be made either for the coincidental or the providential order?
Essay Topic 2
It is Legatt who suggests that he escape the captain's ship. The captain is not eager to agree at first. Explain why the captain feels that way, and ultimately why he changes his mind.
Essay Topic 3
Though not a strictly metaphorical text, The Secret Sharer does, like most good literature, have a metaphorical aspect in that it conveys a deeper meaning than that which is literally presented. This relationship between the literal and the transcendent significations of the text is the relationship between vehicle and tenor. Analyzing the text of The Secret Sharer, write an essay which explicates how the transcendent meaning - the tenor - is conveyed through various imagery, circumstances, situations, and settings - the vehicle. How do the vehicles of meaning relate to the higher signification, i.e. by what means? How are the vehicle and tenor reciprocally related to one another?
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