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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the Pearl after Zach jumps overboard to save the Queen?
(a) It floats past East Liverpool.
(b) It hits the barge.
(c) It runs aground.
(d) It capsizes.

2. What does Zach realize is missing in Chapter 14?
(a) His shoes.
(b) Poppy.
(c) His jacket.
(d) The Queen.

3. What color are the Queen's eyes described as in the narrative?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

4. Why does Zach want ghosts to be real in Chapter 9?
(a) Because it is better than giving up.
(b) Because he thinks Poppy is a ghost.
(c) Because it validates continuing.
(d) If they exist, magic may as well.

5. What is the back end of a boat called?
(a) The hackle.
(b) The starboard.
(c) The aft.
(d) The prow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Alice's secret that Poppy reveals in Chapter 12?

2. What does Poppy announce she's found in the end of Chapter 12?

3. Who gathers flowers for Eleanor's funeral in Chapter 16?

4. What is the name of the sailboat the Zach finds at the end of the dock in Chapter 10?

5. In what year does the plaque at the library describe the pottery-maker's daughter going missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is peculiar about the way the Queen is perceived by minor characters in the novel?

2. What does Alice discover in Zach’s backpack in Chapter 9? How does Zach react?

3. Why does Zach feel responsible for the troubles that he, Alice, and Poppy are facing in Chapter 12?

4. What does Zach dream about in Chapter 13?

5. What conflict emerges between Poppy, Zach, and Alice in Chapter 10? What threats are made?

6. What prior sailing experience does Zach have when he pirates the boat? How does he employ this experience?

7. How does Zach compare adventures in books to reality in Chapter 10?

8. What do Alice, Zach, and Poppy do at the library in Chapter 13?

9. How has Poppy’s perception of the quest changed in Chapter 15?

10. What is Alice’s response when she learns of Zach’s dream in Chapter 12?

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