Island of the Sequined Love Nun Test | Final Test - Hard

Christopher Moore
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Island of the Sequined Love Nun Test | Final Test - Hard

Christopher Moore
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 138 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 many days at sea does it take for Tuck to run out of drinking coconuts?

2. Before Tuck leaves the hotel room, he tells Sepie to get on a plane the next morning. Where does Tuck tell Sepie to fly to?

3. According to Sebastian when questioned at dinner by Tuck, what is being carried in the cooler on Tuck's flights?

4. According to what Beth tells Sebastian, what does it take to control a man like Tuck?

5. How many days at sea does it take for Sepie to begin speaking to Tuck?

Short Essay Questions

1. At what point in his life had Tuck learned to be deadly accurate with a spitball?

2. When the ghost appears in Tuck's bungalow, what does the ghost throw at Tuck?

3. When the ghost introduces himself to Tuck, what does Tuck tell the ghost that he didn't have to be?

4. When the ghost introduces himself to Tuck, why is Tuck glad that he is a little bit drunk?

5. What does the author liken Tuck's boredom to a week passes without Tuck having contact with anyone?

6. How do the Shark People respond when Tuck tries to convince them that the Curtises are bad people?

7. At the height of his boredom, what does Tuck find in his bathroom?

8. According to Jefferson's musing, what must the white tip sharks that saw him swimming to Alualu regret?

9. After Malink hears the Sorcerer's jet take off, Malink is visited by Vincent. What does Vincent tell Malink to do?

10. As Tuck is preparing to land his stolen 747, why do the collision alarm bells go off in the cockpit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story and the intricacies of each of the story's characters. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they impact the story's plot, as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what impact would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development, and the readers' involvement?

Essay Topic 2

Several times in the story, Tuck is helped by other people in order to move forward in both his plans to help the Shark People and in his personal life.

a. Identify at least three times in the story in which Tuck reaches out for help.

b. Compare and each of these events in terms of the situation Tuck is in, the affect of his asking for help, and the situation that immediately follows this time.

c. How might Tuck's actions have impacted the story's plot if he hadn't reached out for help from others?

Essay Topic 3

In addition to deception, greed is a central theme of this novel.

a. Identify three characters that are motivated by greed. Describe their reasons for being greedy.

b. How does greed affect these characters, their decisions, and their actions?

c. What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful in their endeavors or would they have been more successful if they had not been greedy?

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