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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. During the time of "Ship Fever", which country is experiencing a great famine?

2. What is Alec Carrière's mood at the end of the story?

3. When Alec Carrière reads Wallace's work, what does he feel?

4. How does Alec Carrière lose his collection while en route home?

5. In which country does Dr. Lauchlin Grant live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Wallace and Carrière meet?

3. How do Bianca and Rose spend their evening in August, 1980 when Bianca visits Rose's laboratory?

4. Who is Adam Rowley?

5. What happened to Alec Carrière on his way home from Brazil?

6. Why are the Marburg sisters so wild?

7. What school subject do the Marburg sisters excel in, and how does this shape their adulthood?

8. Why is Carrière jealous of Wallace?

9. What is the state of Zaga's life at the end of "Soroche"?

10. What is the state of the passengers aboard the ships at Grosse Isle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A romantic triangle--Lauchlin, Susannah, Arthur Adam--plays a role in "Ship Fever" but it's in the background. If the fate of the Irish emigrants is in the foreground, what is the function of the small, quiet love story? What might it mean when Lauchlin, ill near the end of the tale, confuses Nora and Susannah?

Essay Topic 2

Two characters in the story "Soroche" suffered from extreme life changes due to wealth - Zaga and Jemmy Button. First, describe how Zaga and Jemmy came to wealth in adulthood and how this sudden wealth directly affected their lives. Then, describe how these life changes might symbolically be represented within the titular theme, "Soroche". Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Although Nora can't read at the beginning of "Ship Fever" she brings with her from Ireland a knowledge of traditional medicine that proves to be useful, and possibly influences the course of the epidemic on the island. What do you think Barrett is trying to say about the intersection here of "professional" and "amateur" science? What does Nora take with her, when she leaves the island for her new life?

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