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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 is the man on the other boat already at the island when Lex and Nico arrive?

2. Who are the girls that Lux and her boyfriend meet in Chapter Three?

3. What scares Amma and Lux when they swim?

4. Who does Lux think dreams are really for?

5. How does Nico describe the storm after everyone is OK?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brittany say she and Amma want to go to Meroe Island?

2. In Chapter Nine, what is Lux's first impression of Meroe Island?

3. What does Lux think of Jake's and Eliza's boat?

4. Who does Lux once see on Nico's boat that upsets her?

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

6. How do Brittany and Amma say they met?

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

8. What does Eliza make everyone for dinner their first night on the island in Chapter Nine?

9. Where do Nico and Lux live in Chapter One?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hawkins treat the topic of survival, and through which characters? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the major differences between Lux and Nico, and how do the differences eventually develop into significant tensions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Hawkins structures the book in such a way that switches between Lux's first-person perspective and third-person narration about Brittany and Amma? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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