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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marco do when they spot some poor kids in a battered boat?
(a) Waves at them and jokes about racing.
(b) Yells at them to get their junk off the water.
(c) Turns the sailboat towards their boat.
(d) Ignores them.

2. Why does the driver of the smaller boat make a sharp turn?
(a) To avoid grounding on a sandbar.
(b) To avoid being hit by the sailboat.
(c) To avoid a bouy.
(d) To demonstrate the smaller boat's capability.

3. What does Jennifer say about Marco?
(a) He is a liar.
(b) He is nothing.
(c) He is a coward.
(d) He is intent on hurting everyone around him.

4. How does Marco explain his actions with the sailboat?
(a) He was angry that Will would not let him captain the boat.
(b) He was angry at one of the kids on the smaller boat who had insulted Marco the day before.
(c) He was just playing cat and mouse.
(d) He was trying to relieve the tension on the boat.

5. What does Ellie tell Mr. Morton about the situation on the sailboat?
(a) Marco's violence.
(b) Will's reaction to the revelations.
(c) Its impact on her.
(d) The boy Will saves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jennifer's reaction to Will going in the water?

2. Where do the police take Ellie?

3. Why does Ellie want to have a private conversation with Lance?

4. Why does Ellie spend the rest of first period in the bathroom?

5. When does Lance arrive for the appointment with Mr. Morton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the aftermath of the revelation about Lance and Jennifer's relationship?

2. What does Marco tell Ellie about his past and what is her impression of his relationship with Will?

3. How does Ellie feel about what Mr. Morton is doing and what he told her?

4. What does Ellie suggest Will do concerning his father pressuring him about the naval academy?

5. What happens when Marco arrives at the conference room?

6. Why does Will have to dive into the water? What is Jennifer's response?

7. What does Jennifer say about Ellie and Will?

8. Why does Mr. Morton say Ellie cannot help the situation?

9. What does Ellie decide to take with her to the ravine? How does the Darkness seem to react to her doing so?

10. How does Mr. Morton respond to what Ellie tells him about Will, Jennifer and Lance?

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