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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 name of the Shark People's high chief?

2. What position at Mary Jean's company does Tuck's visitor hold?

3. In what year did the Sky Priestess first appear on a B-26 bomber?

4. When Tuck receives the missionary's item, about how long does Tuck say he still has to recuperate for?

5. How many days pass at the bungalow before Tuck feels well enough to get up and move around other than to use the bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Tuck finally had enough hours in the Lear, why did Mary Jean turn full-time piloting duties over to Tuck instead of continuing to fly the plane herself?

2. Why does Jefferson Pardee need to find a new lead story for his paper?

3. Tuck hears the voice as he and Kimi navigate to Alualu. What does the voice tell Tuck?

4. What does Tuck liken watching the sharks circle the boat to?

5. What is the only real joy that Sarapul has left in life?

6. Why does the telegram Tuck receives in his hotel room refer to staphylococci and research?

7. After Tuck and Kimi run out of water, what does Tuck pass the time by doing?

8. When Tuck is praising the student for being cautious when a visitor arrives to see Tuck during his recuperation, what does Tuck tell the student that Tuck's momma always used to say?

9. Why does Sarapul hate the Japanese guards on the island so much?

10. How does Sarapul respond when Kimi accuses Sarapul of eating Roberto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story and the intricacies of each of the story's characters. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they impact the story's plot, as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what impact would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development, and the readers' involvement?

Essay Topic 2

Moore uses this story to examine the role that truth plays in our daily lives. Examine the author's beliefs through his storytelling. Why would the author choose this story to overlay his demonstration of the consequences realized when the truth is distorted or hidden? What did you learn from the author's discussion on truth? What other avenues, if any, could the author have used to express his beliefs? Would those avenues have been as effective as the story?

Essay Topic 3

Several times in the story, Tuck is helped by other people in order to move forward in both his plans to help the Shark People and in his personal life.

a. Identify at least three times in the story in which Tuck reaches out for help.

b. Compare and each of these events in terms of the situation Tuck is in, the affect of his asking for help, and the situation that immediately follows this time.

c. How might Tuck's actions have impacted the story's plot if he hadn't reached out for help from others?

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