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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. Ike misunderstands Shoola and thinks she is offering him _______.

2. Ike is urged to let _____ take over.

3. What do Mike and Steubins bond over?

4. How do Ike, Mike, and Greer know about the school of fish?

5. How was Nick inducted into Hollywood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the Underdog Club failed?

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

3. How has Ike let the people of Kuinak down?

4. How are Steubins and Mike able to bond?

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

6. What is changing about the movie?

7. How Is Ike's old nature returning in Chapter 20?

8. How did Nick become successful in Hollywood?

9. How does Shoola's connection with Harry contradict current-Kuinak?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of "nature" in Sailor Song.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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