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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. How did Rose and Harry meet?

2. Which of the following, terrible events occurs to Zaga on her honeymoon?

3. What does Annie Taggert do for a living?

4. What is unique about the Paradisaea apoda specimen that Alec Carrière finds?

5. In what decade were the Marburg sisters born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What parallels can be found between Carrière and his idol, Alfred Wallace?

2. What scientific breakthrough does Carrière make in the biologic world?

3. What notes does Laughlin make about disease and quarantine while he is working at Grosse Isle?

4. How do the Marburg sisters cope with their father's death?

5. Who is Jemmy Button?

6. What happened to Jemmy Button a year after arriving in England?

7. Where did Alec Carrière grow up, and what was his ambition in life?

8. How did Wallace and Carrière meet?

9. Why did Joel want to marry Zaga and how does he treat his new wife?

10. What does Zaga do with Joel's money after his death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sarah Anne's life in the story "Rare Bird" is one of strict societal constraint. First, describe Sarah Anne's life when her parents were alive, and compare / contrast that to Sarah Anne's life after her parents passed away. In your opinion, what was the largest societal constraint placed on Sarah Anne as an adult. Do you think this constraint would be the same had Sarah Anne been born into modern society? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In the story "The Marburg Sisters" Bianca and Rose have a very close bond as children, but that bond begins to deteriorate as the girls age. First, describe the girls' relationship as children and compare / contrast that to their relationship as adults. Then, choose two major events in the girls' lives and explain how these events affected their relationship? What was the state of the sisters' relationship at the end of the story? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

In any story collection, the order of the stories is purposeful and meant to evoke certain connections and rhythms in the reader. How are the stories in "Ship Fever" arranged? How does that order influence your reading of the book as a whole? In your opinion, which story do you think should have opened the collection - therefore setting its tone - and which should have ended the collection, anchoring the themes? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

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