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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 is considered impossible for someone like Nailer?

2. What does no one take seriously about Sloth?

3. What does Nailer say she must do if he keeps her alive?

4. Who is Nita Chaudhury?

5. What does Nailer decide to do to save himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Nailer crawling when he goes back end and what does he think of concerning Jackson Boy?

2. What happens during the storm and immediately in the aftermath of the storm?

3. What does Nailer do immediately after the blood ritual is completed?

4. What do Nailer and Pima learn about who Lucky Girl really is?

5. How does Nailer get out of the oil and the ship?

6. How does the girl try to ensure that Nailer and Pima will not change their minds and kill her?

7. What is Nailer doing as the novel opens?

8. How does Nailer fee about Bright Sands?

9. Describe the scene where Nailer decides not to kill the rich girl.

10. What is Nailer's solution to not trusting the girl they rescue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not?

5. What type of plot do you think Ship Breaker is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in Ship Breaker. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in Ship Breaker. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of class in Ship Breaker. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Ship Breaker.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Ship Breaker. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Ship Breaker. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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