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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 name of the group holding the passengers captive?

2. What color hair does Franklin have?

3. According to the narrator, who was Noah's youngest son?

4. What sea does Katherine sail her boat into?

5. What color hair did Phut have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the narrator describe Noah?

2. What does Franklin Hughes look like?

3. What happened when the animals learned why they had been asked to report to Noah for a competition?

4. Why does Katherine believe it is it more difficult for castaways to be rescued than it used to be?

5. How did Tricia meet Franklin and what is their relationship?

6. How did the narrator and his species get on board?

7. When Katherine has nightmares, where does she see herself?

8. Why did the jurist for the insects believe that the church people were responsible for their troubles?

9. What does Franklin do after the Arabs will not allow a middle-aged woman to use the bathroom?

10. What does the leader of the Arabs want Franklin to do at three o'clock?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 9, Tiggler believes that God speaks to him on the moon. Discuss Tiggler's relationship with God and how it changes.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 10, several different images of heaven are portrayed in a dream. Compare and contrast the different views of heaven.

Essay Topic 3

Barnes has a varied cast of characters in his books, some of which have very little information revealed about them. Discuss whether Barnes has more round or flat characters in the novel. Use examples from the book.

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