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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. Why does the actress insist on being called "Shoola"?

2. For whom does the Underdog Club hold a funeral?

3. What is the movie star doing when she's hit?

4. Shoola and the sea lion first begin to connect through _____.

5. What has happened to Ike's trailer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mike's main objective in Chapter 13?

2. Why does Alice offer to drive Ike and Shoola home?

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

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

5. What is Alice's opinion of her husband's fidelity?

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

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

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

9. How has the Underdog Club failed?

10. How are Steubins and Mike able to bond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kuinak's struggles represent the world and its final big storm affects everyone in the world. Discuss how Kuinak functions as an analogy for development in the world and Kesey's commentary on the future.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why Shoola and the Sea Lion is the appropriate story to be tied to Sailor Song and how it aids the reader's understanding.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how social expectations mold and direct the narrative of Sailor Song.`

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