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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 color is Santiago’s wheelchair?

2. How many points does Melody score in Balloon Ball?

3. With which of the following does Chapter 37 begin?

4. Which of the following kinds of tree does Melody identify on her nature walk?

5. What kind of music is Santiago playing when he arrives at the fire after the nature walk?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Melody compare herself to a light fixture on her back porch?

2. What reputation does Melody note the Fiery Falcons are developing at camp?

3. How is Melody equipped for going out on a nature walk?

4. How does Lulu define the term “habitat”?

5. What reasons do the counselors give for being upset with Melody and her cabin-mates for their unauthorized excursion?

6. How do the Panthers clean themselves of the skunk smell?

7. What is noted as the basic rule of Balloon Ball?

8. How does Melody mount her horse?

9. What does Carter cite as the best reason to be a boat captain?

10. Why does Melody feel like crying while aboard the Silver Sarah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At several points in the novel, the protagonist notes learning new things from camp staff and other campers with phrases such as “How come I’d never thought of that?” (135) and the like. What impression of the protagonist is created by such revelations, and how is it fostered?

Essay Topic 2

The protagonist of the novel is clear. Who is the second most important character in the novel? Why is that character second most important?

Essay Topic 3

A lack of formal sectional division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

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