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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. Who does Slank want to find on the island?

2. How many savages are looking at James when he wakes up?

3. What is Slank's only piece of jewelry?

4. What do the savages do when Alf tries to talk to them?

5. Who knocks out Peter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes the savage leader start to believe Alf's story?

2. What does Peter build his new home out of?

3. Why does Stache insist on following the flying crocodile?

4. What causes Stache to be nice to the pirate who says he is afraid when seeing the flying people?

5. What does Peter dream about while he is unconscious?

6. How do Alf's actions around the boys disprove his ideas about himself?

7. What does the blonde mermaid do when Peter heals her?

8. What does Peter see when he finally finds Ted?

9. How does Slank know so much about the Starstuff?

10. What made Mr. Grin like human flesh?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens to Harry at the lagoon near the end of the book, and what deeper meanings does this event imply? How does this one event change Peter's life and perspective?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Leonard is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Leonard had not been in the book at all?

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