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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 was Jack's mother doing when she met his dad?

2. What does Jack do after he wakes at Dawn in Chapter 8?

3. Who did Pi think watched over him in "Bound for Home"?

4. What color is Jack's hair?

5. How does Jack get to Maine in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What messages did Jack get at the beginning of Chapter 12?

2. What was the opening ceremony for the regatta?

3. What does Jack realize when he looks out his window at the end of Chapter 12?

4. What does Jack consider wishing for in the boathouse in Chapter 6 and what does he wish for?

5. Who was the Fish?

6. How do the after-school hours blend together for Jack and Early?

7. Why does Jack think Morton Hill Academy must have been a military school?

8. How does Preston describe Early at lunch in Chapter 3?

9. How does Jack describe his bed after his father makes it for him?

10. What is Professor Stanton's theory that pi ends based upon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack struggles to adjust to Morton Hill. Why is it so difficult for Jack to adjust to Morton Hill. In what way is the adjustment caused by the new surroundings and by missing his mother?

Essay Topic 2

Jack feels lost after the regatta. What other times has Jack felt lost? Why does Jack feel so lost and without direction?

Essay Topic 3

Jack and Early find a skeleton during their quest. How do they find the skeleton, and why do they think the skeleton is Martin Johannsen?

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