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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 favor does Ty ask of Shade?

2. When did Gemma realize Shade's identity?

3. Who turns on the emergency lantern when Shade is shot?

4. What music does Ty hear after Gemma realizes her brother was in Seablite?

5. Who locks Ty in a cage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Ty admits to having a Dark Gift?

2. What does Gemma ask of Ty as Jibby takes her away?

3. What does Ty see on the walls of some of the bunks in the prison?

4. Why does Shade get upset with Ty?

5. What does Mrs. Spinner say about Gemma's brother?

6. How does Ty save all the settlers when the wall cracks open?

7. What does Gemma say about Ty's looks, and how does this make him feel?

8. What does Shade say about children living under the sea?

9. How does Zoe protect Ty?

10. What caused Doc to be sent subsea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zoe was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

This book is set in a futuristic setting. How realistic did this feel to you, and why?

Essay Topic 3

How did the Topsiders view life under the sea, and how accurate were these ideas?

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