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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 visiting a cabin in Chapter 27, what direction do Jack and Early travel?

2. How old does Early think that Martin Johannsen would be now?

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

4. What does Early say that Pi found at the end of Chapter 26?

5. What awakened Pi as he slept in the maze in "The Ancient One"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Early and Jack see when they find an old logging camp?

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

4. How did Gunnar get the scars on his back?

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

6. How does the bar maid look after Early tells her that she has a very pretty smile?

7. What was in Martin's room?

8. Why do Jack and Early think the skeleton they find is Martin Johannsen?

9. How does MacScott die?

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 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 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

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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