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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 was thought to be bad luck in the old days of sailing?

2. What kind of dinghy do the other people already at the island when Lex and Nico arrive have?

3. What does Lux's boyfriend have tattooed on his arm in her honor?

4. What do Amma and Brittany love about Rome?

5. What does Jake toast to the first night on the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who seems very interested in Meroe Island's history?

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

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

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

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

6. How does the storm in Chapter Seven arrive?

7. Why does Lux drop out of college?

8. Why does Lux lose her job?

9. What does Nico tell the girls about the history of Meroe Island?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Hawkins' ending to the novel is realistic? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Hawkins use Meroe Island itself to symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What relationship does Hawkins draw, through Eliza's character, between money and morality? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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