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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 does Jack have for lunch the first day of school in Chapter 3?

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

3. In Chapter 7 on Friday evening, what are the other boys eating in Sam and Robbie's room?

4. What happened to the boy who graduated in 1943 and who wore Number 67?

5. How long has Pi in Early's story lived by the sea?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the bulletin board look like in Early's workshop?

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

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

7. Who was the Fish?

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

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

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

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 that the bulletin board in Early's workshop represents Early's mind. What does the bulletin board look like and why does it represent the way that Early thinks?

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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