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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 Early's northern leopard frog?

2. What branch of military service is Jack's father in?

3. What place does Early come in during the regatta?

4. What does Jack feel when he looks at Number 67's photo at the end of Chapter 8?

5. What color is Jack's hair?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Early say about Billie Holiday?

3. What is Early's room like?

4. What was the opening ceremony for the regatta?

5. Is Jack lonely on Friday night in Chapter 7?

6. What is Early doing when Jack sees him in Chapter 9?

7. What does Jack say about his father and grandfather in the Prologue?

8. How did Jack's parents meet?

9. What is Jack's trip like to Maine?

10. Where does Jack spend most of his second day at Morton Hill Academy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A bar maid is compared to the Homely Wretch Pi met. How is the bar maid at the Bear Knuckle Inn like the Homely Wretch and how does Early transform her?

Essay Topic 2

Jack sees himself in the "Sweetie Pie." How do the boats the "Sweetie Pie" and "Maine" symbolize Jack's sense of self-worth and the way he is moving toward recovery from his mother's death?

Essay Topic 3

Jack was nearly swept away after his mother's death. What saved Jack and what did he learn about dealing with death because of Early?

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