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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 is wrong with the blonde mermaid?

2. What does Stache hold hostage for the trunk?

3. Who leads Molly to the Lagoon?

4. What follows Slank as he heads to the ship?

5. What happens to Richard as he is carrying the trunk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leonard do when Peter decides to stay on the island?

2. What does Molly choose to do when she sees the orphans with the savages?

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

4. What promise does Peter break when he goes to the shore?

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

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

7. What happened when Starstuff leaked on a lizard?

8. How does Stache help the pirate overcome his fear about the flying people?

9. How can Peter communicate with the mermaid?

10. How does Molly feel when she hears about Peter's connection with the mermaids?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Justice and Mercy are two themes that are prevalent throughout this book. What are some of the places where these themes are present, and how do they work together to affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the attributes that make a true leader? Who are the true leaders in this book, and how does their leadership affect the characters around them?

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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