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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could the rich girl's fingers have been to Nailer?
(a) A way to prove his claim.
(b) A reminder of the capriciousness of life.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Fate amulets.

2. Who is Nita Chaudhury?
(a) Lucky Girl's aunt.
(b) Lucky Girl's nanny who died on the ship.
(c) Lucky Girl's mother.
(d) Lucky Girl's real name.

3. What does Pima start thinking about immediately after seeing the clipper ship?
(a) What he'll do with the wealth.
(b) Keeping it secret and scavenging it.
(c) Working on it.
(d) Re-floating it.

4. Why is Nailer hesitant about seeing Richard?
(a) He's not sure how his father feels about being saved.
(b) He feels badly that he was not able to save his father himself.
(c) He thinks Richard looks different.
(d) He's not sure if his father is drunk.

5. Why is it maddening to Nailer that he may die?
(a) His sister is depending on him.
(b) He has fallen in love.
(c) He is only eight.
(d) He has found unbelievable wealth.

6. Who does Pima see coming their way?
(a) Sadna.
(b) A clipper ship.
(c) Richard and his thugs.
(d) Bapti.

7. How long has Nailer owned the mask he wears?
(a) About 3 days.
(b) Years.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One day.

8. What does Nailer decide has to be done if he does not kill Lucky Girl?
(a) She will have to be hidden in the jungle.
(b) She will have to swear a blood oath as a crew member.
(c) She will have to be handcuffed to him.
(d) She will have to be turned over to Richard.

9. What does the girl say when they have built a fire and given her food and water?
(a) Father.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Mother.
(d) Thank you.

10. What is the first thing Nailer and Pima do?
(a) Climb aboard and look for lightweight items to scavenge.
(b) Go talk to Richard and Sadna.
(c) Go into town to get some sacks.
(d) See if they can help any survivors.

11. What does Pima do despite gagging?
(a) Pulls a dead man off the bow.
(b) Digs through the pockets of a dead man on the ship.
(c) Helps Nailer pull a dead woman out of one of the doorways.
(d) Rummage around four bodies to find the door to the inner cabin.

12. What happens when the duct suddenly squeaks and shakes?
(a) The duct fills with poisonous vapors.
(b) A huge spool of wire falls out of the duct.
(c) It falls into a thick pool of dark liquid.
(d) It deafens Nailer.

13. Who is Sloth?
(a) Nailer's supervisor.
(b) Nailer's twin brother.
(c) Nailer's crewgirl.
(d) Nailer's older sister.

14. Why do Nailer and his friends cry out in joy?
(a) Two tankers that were sunken have risen in the storm.
(b) A large clipper ship is approaching the harbor.
(c) They notice one of the beached ships is full of unclaimed oil.
(d) Sadna and Richard emerge from the jungle.

15. What do Nailer and Pima find in the engineering room?
(a) Two dead men.
(b) A live dog.
(c) A drowned dog.
(d) Three drowned half men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Nailer buy something from Lucky Strike?

2. How long could Nailer's head injury take to heal?

3. What does Nailer know of one thing he does not have in his life?

4. Where is Nailer crawling?

5. What does no one take seriously about Sloth?

(see the answer keys)

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