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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. In Chapter 1, how long has it been since Jack has seen his father?

2. How much is the bounty to catch a bear terrorizing hikers on the Appalachian Trail?

3. In "Plights and Perils," what stalked Pi for days?

4. What did Pi think helped him to shore when he fell into the water in "Plights and Perils"?

5. What is everyone treated to as the regatta is about to begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Jack feel the night after the regatta?

4. What was the opening ceremony for the regatta?

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

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

7. In Chapter 6, how does Jack feel the next morning after rowing?

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

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

10. Who was the Fish?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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