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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. What does Gemma help unload at the Peavey's farm?

2. What causes Ty to run out of the infirmary?

3. Who lets Ty out of the cage?

4. When did Gemma realize Shade's identity?

5. How does Gemma plan to run away again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gemma ask of Ty as Jibby takes her away?

2. Why is Gemma happy to hear that Ty doesn't understand why people are interested in him?

3. What do Raj and Lars want to do about the outlaws?

4. What is Ty's Dark Gift?

5. How does Ty describe the task given to the people in the subsea prison?

6. What does Ty see on the walls of some of the bunks in the prison?

7. What does Jibby do at the Peavey's house that makes Ty jealous?

8. What is so ironic about Doc being the villain of the book?

9. What does Doc say to Ty's parents after the attack by Shade?

10. What does Shade say about children living under the sea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Shade, and how does his character affect the main characters in the book and their decisions?

Essay Topic 3

Zoe was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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