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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 Zoe's dark gift?

2. What color is Shade when he comes in the house?

3. Where does Gemma kick off her disguise?

4. What does Ty teach Gemma to do to get used to the ocean?

5. What does Ty give Gemma when she is running away again?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the prisoners forced to do in the subsea prison?

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

4. How does Ty get to Gemma faster when Doc escapes with her?

5. How does Ty describe the task given to the people in the subsea prison?

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

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

8. How does Gemma almost die at the end of the book?

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

10. Why does Shade get upset with Ty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gemma and Ty were two characters who were very similar in their natures, but were markedly different in other ways. Use some examples from the text to compare and contrast these two dynamic characters.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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