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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 do most mythological gods have in common?

2. Where does the chest wash up?

3. What is Preston's occupation?

4. What does Slank do after Peter hurts him?

5. What does Molly do to protect the trunk?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the orphans get to the island?

2. What does Molly tell Peter about Power?

3. What does Peter do to save the trunk from Stache?

4. How does Black Stache feel when he gets in his disguise?

5. What is wrong with the food first offered to Peter on the ship?

6. Why does James go missing?

7. What helps Black Stache to feel calm as the storm begins to brew?

8. How does Peter convince Alf to help him find what is in the chest?

9. Why does Captain Scott make the decision to try and board the pirate ship?

10. What is Molly unable to communicate to those taking a message to her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

With which character do you relate the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What is the Starstuff and what effects does it have on the plot and the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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