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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 type of dinosaur does the Dinosaur log look like?

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

3. Where does Jack go after he finds a change of clothes in Chapter 8?

4. What is Jack's grandfather's military rank?

5. Where is Jack's father stationed in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Early's room like?

2. What are some shrines or temples in Jack's hometown in Kansas?

3. How did Early get the "Maine" to the workshop?

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

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

6. Who was the Fish?

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

8. What does Early ask Jack at the beginning of Chapter 11, and why does Jack decline?

9. What does Jack hear and how does it make him feel at the beginning of Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gunnar says that there are too many people roaming around looking for the wrong thing. What does Gunnar mean by that statement and what are the dangers of doing roaming around looking for the wrong thing without a direction?

Essay Topic 2

Early and Jack have different ways of dealing with and interacting with the pirates. How do the boys interact differently with the pirates? Which boy is more effective when dealing with the pirates and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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