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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 happens when Shoola meets Ike?

2. What do Mike and Steubins bond over?

3. When Shoola first meets the sea lion, what does she spend the whole time doing?

4. What is Nick planning?

5. What is Foxcorp trying to buy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't Mike, Greer, and Ike catch any fish?

2. Why does the actress want to be called "Shoola"?

3. Were Mike and Steubins in need of rescuing after the storm? Why?

4. Why does Louise Loop believe that someone is trying to kill her?

5. Why does Alice feel she shouldn't have reacted as she did to Mike's infidelity?

6. Why does Shoola want to go home?

7. How has the Underdog Club failed?

8. Does Alice's character make more sense after Chapter 19?

9. By Chapter 12, how has Kuinak dramatically changed since Ike left to go to Skagway?

10. What must Ike return to at the end of Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what Kesey's overall statement about humanity is with good, evil, mystery, and truth in Sailor Song.

Essay Topic 2

Reverend Greener and Ike are paralleled in their desire for social reform. However, Ike is no longer an activist and lies at the opposite end of the spectrum from Rev. Greener. Discuss the use of these opposing men in a common interest and what we learn about humanity, the future, and Ike through this relationship.

Essay Topic 3

Nick is a crucial character in Sailor Song with varied connections to people around Kuinak before he arrived for the movie. Discuss Nick's presence, his role as the antagonist, and how he furthers the interconnectedness and mystery of the book.

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