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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 kind of pool is in Ty's house?

2. What does Gemma do when she hears of Hewitt's trouble?

3. Where did Gemma get money from when she ran away?

4. What is the name of Hewitt's mother?

5. What protects Ty's family's store of fish?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ty respond to Gemma's demands, and how does she feel about this?

2. How does Gemma say her brother helped her feel good when she was younger?

3. What does Ty jokingly say is Zoe's Dark Gift?

4. How does Ty meet Gemma?

5. What does Gemma tell Ty she is trying to do?

6. What is the Trade Center used for?

7. What does Gemma do when she hears about the attack on Hewitt's family?

8. How are the Topsider children educated?

9. How does Gemma feel about the idea of life under the sea, and why?

10. What happens after Gemma explains to Ty why she is looking for her brother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

How did Ty's relationship with Gemma change over the course of the plot? What caused these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

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