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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 feel when he looks at Number 67's photo at the end of Chapter 8?

2. What is the name of Early's northern leopard frog?

3. Where is Fisher Auden from?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what does Jack hear as he tries to decides how to get back to his dorm?

5. Who is Early listening to on his record player in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Early's room like?

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

6. What does Early say about Billie Holiday?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Gunnar compares fly fishing to star gazing. Why does Gunnar compare fly fishing to star gazing? How are the two alike and what do those similarities mean to Gunnar and Jack?

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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