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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. In Chapter 22, what does Gunnar give MacScott's dogs?

2. What is the man's last name who cares for Jack and Early in Chapter 20?

3. What happens to Early after MacScott dies?

4. What color eyes does the bar maid have in Chapter 17?

5. How does the old woman that Jack and Early see in Chapter 24 wear her hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job are Early and Jack given by the men on the barge?

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

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

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

5. What does the Bear Knuckle Inn look like?

6. How does MacScott die?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Early and Jack have different ways of dealing with and interacting with the pirates. How do the boys interact differently with the pirates? Which boy is more effective when dealing with the pirates and why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Jack develops an instant perception of what Fisher Auden was like from his photograph in the library. What was Jack's initial perspective of Fisher and how and why did Jack's perception of Fisher change?

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