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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. How does Shade get past Grimes?

2. What medical task is Doc unable to do?

3. What does Akai mean?

4. What causes Ty to run out of the infirmary?

5. How does Ty communicate with some fish?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Ty's Dark Gift?

5. What does Doc say to Ty's parents after the attack by Shade?

6. What does Shade do that makes Grimes run away?

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

8. What does the term Gem of the Sea mean?

9. Why does Shade get upset with Ty?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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

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.

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