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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 does the Specter throw over Ty's ship?

2. What does Shade say when he hear where Ty was born?

3. How did Shade fake his own death?

4. Why was Doc discredited?

5. What is Ms. Spinner's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ty say the settlers should do when the government refuses to continue helping them?

2. How does Shade defend the actions of his gang?

3. How does Ty stop Doc from shooting Shade a second time?

4. What is Ty's Dark Gift?

5. Why is Gemma happy to hear that Ty doesn't understand why people are interested in him?

6. Why does Shade get upset with Ty?

7. What news do Ty's parents have for him when he leaves the hospital?

8. What has Doc been planning for Ty?

9. What do Raj and Lars want to do about the outlaws?

10. What is so ironic about Doc being the villain of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Responsibility and coming of age were two themes that were interwoven in many places of this plot. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to move the plot along?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances? How are the characters affected in the scenes?

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