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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 do when he first sees the ocean?

2. What is Jack reading about on Friday night in Chapter 7?

3. How long has Jack been a member of the National Geographic Society?

4. What type of dinosaur does the Dinosaur log look like?

5. How often does Early go into town when all the boys are given day passes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What advice does the headmaster give Jack as he shows Jack and his father around?

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

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

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

8. Where did Pi find himself in "Plights and Perils," and how did he think he got there?

9. What does Early say about Billie Holiday?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack leaves Early behind when he races in the regatta. How does Early feel about being left behind and how long does it take him to make peace with Jack?

Essay Topic 2

Jack begins to see Early as a normal boy. How does Jack view Early at the beginning of the novel? How does his opinion of Early change, and how does that lead to the boys becoming friends?

Essay Topic 3

Both Jack and Gunnar find themselves at the end of the world. In what ways to Gunnary and Jack find themselves physically and figuratively at the end of the world?

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