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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 type of snake does Early talk about in Chapter 30?

2. What does Jack think he sees as he is knocked unconscious in Chapter 19?

3. What song does Jack sing as they walk in Chapter 23?

4. In Chapter 17, what does Early think he sees in the stars?

5. Who did Pi see when he awoke in the maze in "The Ancient One"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Early think Fisher is alive?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack refers to himself and his father as strangers. Why does Jack refer to himself and his father as strangers and what does that symbolize about their relationship?

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

MacScott killed Martin. Why did MacScott kill Martin, and how did that murder affect MacScott the rest of his life?

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