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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What scares Amma and Lux when they swim?
(a) A sting ray.
(b) A dolphin.
(c) A shark.
(d) A turtle.

2. Where does Lux work as the book opens?
(a) Haleakala Resort.
(b) The Marriott.
(c) The Hamden Inn.
(d) The New Rochelle.

3. What has Lux read a lot of?
(a) Science fiction.
(b) Travel guides.
(c) Romance novels.
(d) Biographies.

4. What does Jake toast to the first night on the island?
(a) His friend.
(b) His sister.
(c) The sailors who died on Meroe Island.
(d) His mother.

5. Who do Brittany and Amma meet in Rome for the first time?
(a) Chloe.
(b) Micky.
(c) Dan.
(d) Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lux get fired in Chapter One?

2. How does the storm come on?

3. What is the name of the other boat docked at the island?

4. What startles Lux about Eliza?

5. What does Lux's boyfriend tell her she cannot take on the boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Lux work in Chapter One?

2. Why does Lux lose her job?

3. Where were Lux and Nico originally supposed to live together?

4. What does Lux see in Chapter Seven that is a bad omen?

5. How does Lux lose her mother?

6. What does Brittany do in Chapter Seven that is really dangerous?

7. What potential job does Nico tell Lux about in Chapter Two?

8. What does Lux say Nico should demand from Brittany and Amma to take them to Meroe Island?

9. How do Brittany and Amma say they met?

10. How much does Nico say Brittany and Amma are going to pay him to sail them to Meroe Island?

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