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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. Shoola and the Sea Lion is a popular ______.
(a) Song.
(b) Movie.
(c) Book.
(d) Phrase.

2. Where has Alice's husband, Mike, gone?
(a) California.
(b) Home.
(c) South.
(d) Montreal.

3. Who is not to be trusted?
(a) Steubins.
(b) Greer.
(c) Alice.
(d) Nick.

4. In the time Sailor Song is set, the population of the town is primarily made up of _______.
(a) Students.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Natives.
(d) Hobos.

5. Why do Ike and Greer leave Skagway?
(a) To go home.
(b) To find Billy.
(c) To meet a famous actor.
(d) To find Rev. Greener.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are there pigs at Paul's icehouse property?

2. Ike sprays sewage over a ________.

3. Who does the Underdog Club advocate for?

4. Why does Mike take a longer route to get home?

5. What was Ike's friend's time in prison like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What's the irony of Omar Loop building a pig slaughterhouse on Paul Peterson's property?

2. What does Foxcorp's request to have a personal meeting with Ike say about Ike?

3. How do you know Ike is being honest about his life? Is he being honest?

4. What does Kuinak offer to the tone of the book?

5. Does Ike try to isolate himself?

6. In Chapter 3, why is this small town about to change?

7. How is Eemook an unlikely hero?

8. Is the man strangling Louise ruthless?

9. Why is Shoola and the Sea Lion an appropriate or inappropriate children's book?

10. What is the overall theme of Chapter 2?

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