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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 the hammered truth?

2. What is McLean's secret?

3. Which brother does Ven say will help him defeat Witherspoon?

4. Why does Ven think Ida could solve the Rover puzzle?

5. How does the king know that the Mr. Whiting's copper ring had not been taken aboard the Serenlinda?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the king think of the different races in his kingdom?

2. What does McLean tell Ven home is in this section?

3. How does Whiting scare Ven at the end of this section?

4. What claims does Whiting make on Oliver and his wife?

5. What does Ven tell the king about the underwater world?

6. What does the king say is the difference between a reporter and a storyteller?

7. What does Gregory say is the problem the inn has?

8. How does Trudy scold Ven in this section?

9. What is a Revenant?

10. What does the boy that appears from the mist tell Ven?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

What major events had a profound effect on Ven's life and how did they change him? What does Ven still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Ven's life. What does Ven learn from those two characters?

1. His father

2. Captain Oliver

3. Char

4. Amariel

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