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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. Where is the man from who cares for Jack and Early in Chapter 20?

2. After Jack and Early lose the track they are following in Chapter 26, what bird do they hear?

3. In what direction do the paths head in Chapter 23?

4. Where did the man who cares for Jack and Early in Chapter 20 used to work?

5. Who gave the man who cares for Jack and Early a book of poetry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Gunnar get to the place where Jack and Early find him?

2. What does Jack think "National Geographic" would say about the path they are taking in Chapter 27?

3. What do Early and Jack have after the barge leaves in Chapter 18?

4. What did the old woman want Early and Jack do and why?

5. In "Land of Lost Souls," what does Pi see?

6. What does Jack see when he wakes in Chapter 17?

7. What was in Martin's room?

8. How did Gunnar compromise MacScott's dogs' sense of smell?

9. Why does Jack think Early might be hurt at the end of Chapter 27?

10. In Chapter 22, what does Jack find in his backpack that weren't there the night before?

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 remembers how his mother tried to help him after he got lost after a Boy Scout camp. How did his mother help him with that incident and how did she keep him from being lost emotionally when she was alive?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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