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

2. What does Early see after he and Jack have an argument about Fisher not coming back?

3. How long have Jack and Early been gone at the beginning of Chapter 19?

4. Where is the bulls eye tacked up in Chapter 29?

5. What color shirt does Gunnar put on at the beginning of Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 26, what is Jack reminded about Early?

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

5. How does MacScott die?

6. In Chapter 26, what signs do Jack and Early find of the Great Bear?

7. What happens when Early and Jack meet some men on a barge see them?

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

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

10. In Chapter 24, what does the clearing look like where Jack and Early find themselves?

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

Jack considers shrines that he has seen in Kansas and now in Maine. What shrines are Jack familiar with and what do those shrines represent in his life and the lives of his friends, family, and school mates?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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