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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. When Tuck takes off from Alualu, how many people are on board the 747 that have never flown before?

2. What magazine does Beth read on the plane on their return flight to Alualu after picking up her new 32-inch television?

3. When Beth realizes that Tuck has deviated off the flight path, how far from the original flight path is Tuck?

4. According to what Tuck tells Beth, what is Tuck's culinary specialty?

5. After shooting the guards with spitballs, Tuck escapes the bungalow through the hatch in the bathroom. Where is Tuck going?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Tuck radios the control tower for clearance to takeoff from the Honolulu airport, what does Tuck say to the control tower's radio operator?

2. Why is Tuck intent on hitting the guards outside of his bungalow with spitballs?

3. As Tuck is preparing to land his stolen 747, why do the collision alarm bells go off in the cockpit?

4. When the ghost appears in Tuck's bungalow, what does the ghost throw at Tuck?

5. According to Beth, why has Jefferson been kept isolated in the clinic after being captured by the guards?

6. According to Jefferson's musing, what must the white tip sharks that saw him swimming to Alualu regret?

7. Why will the ship drop Jefferson in the ocean and make him swim to the island of Alualu?

8. As Beth tells the guards to shoot at the 747 and the escaping Shark People, the guards run into the compound instead. Why?

9. At what point in his life had Tuck learned to be deadly accurate with a spitball?

10. When the ghost introduces himself to Tuck, why is Tuck glad that he is a little bit drunk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses several different literary techniques as the story is told in regard to the story's flow. Describe the techniques of both flashbacks and foreshadowing. How are each of these techniques used in the story? Give specific examples of each technique. Why might the author have chosen to use both of these techniques in the story? Was the story enhanced by the use of these two techniques?

Essay Topic 2

In addition to deception, greed is a central theme of this novel.

a. Identify three characters that are motivated by greed. Describe their reasons for being greedy.

b. How does greed affect these characters, their decisions, and their actions?

c. What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful in their endeavors or would they have been more successful if they had not been greedy?

Essay Topic 3

One of the main themes is this novel involves deceptive appearances.

a. Identify three characters that use deceptive appearances to further their interests.

b. Why do these characters rely on deception?

c. What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful in their endeavors or would they have been more successful if they had not been deceptive?

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