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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 the back end of a boat called?

2. What kind of charm is on Poppy's necklace?

3. Where do Zach, Poppy, and Alice find bicycles in Chapter 13?

4. What is the name of the pottery and ceramics company whose wares are on display at the library?

5. Where did Alice's father work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the boat described that Zach pirates in Chapter 10?

3. How have Zach’s perceptions of the quest changed in Chapter 9? Why have they changed?

4. What secret of Alice’s is revealed by Poppy in Chapter 12? How does Zach respond?

5. What confession does Zach make to Alice and Poppy in Chapter 16? How do they respond?

6. What does Zach dream about in Chapter 13?

7. Where does the librarian hold Alice, Poppy, and Zach while calling their parents?

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

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

10. What causes the boat to capsize in Chapter 11? How is it righted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the home lives of Alice, Poppy, and Zach in the novel. How would you describe each character's relationship with his/her parents? Where do the children play their game most of the time? Why?

Essay Topic 2

How did Zach, Alice, and Poppy meet? For how long have they been friends? When and how did their imaginary game develop?

Essay Topic 3

What inner conflicts does Alice face regarding the ghost of Eleanor being real? How does she cope with these conflicts? What does Zach tell Alice when he learns of her struggles?

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