2. What does Nailer not understand about the owners of the clipper ship?
(a) Why they would have been out in the storm.
(b) Why they are anchored in pirate territory.
(c) Why they haven't started operations to pull it off the sand bar.
(d) Why they have not come looking for it.

3. Why does Nailer have to go to his house instead of Pima's?
(a) His father sends word for him to come home.
(b) The storm is coming too fast to get to Pima's house.
(c) To tell his father about what happened that day.
(d) He needs his spare set of clothes.

4. Why can't Nailer buy something from Lucky Strike?
(a) Nailer is underage.
(b) He'll wonder where Nailer got money.
(c) Lucky Strike hates Nailer's father.
(d) Nailer had a run-in with Lucky Strike.

5. How do the few people who see Nailer react?
(a) Anger.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Horror.
(d) Indifference.

6. What has Lucky Strike offered others until ship breaking begins?
(a) A place to gather.
(b) Some fuel for cooking.
(c) Food and water on credit.
(d) Small jobs to earn money.

7. What does Nailer finally notice?
(a) His left hand is broken.
(b) He is bleeding.
(c) His foot is half gone.
(d) He is black from head to toe.

8. What is Patel Global?
(a) A telecommunications company.
(b) The ruling government of the world.
(c) The company that buys the scrap metal from the island.
(d) A company that runs slaves and drugs.

9. To whom is Richard grateful?
(a) Sadna and Nailer.
(b) God.
(c) Lucky Strike.
(d) Tick-Tock.

10. What could the rich girl's fingers have been to Nailer?
(a) A reminder of the capriciousness of life.
(b) Fate amulets.
(c) A way to prove his claim.
(d) Nothing.

11. What does Pima send Lucky Girl to do at the wreck?
(a) Find the radio.
(b) Search for sugar.
(c) Find some canned goods.
(d) Get some clothing for Pima.

12. Who is Bapi?
(a) The dock foreman.
(b) The accountant.
(c) The beat cop.
(d) The crew boss.

13. Upon what is Nailer tugging?
(a) A copper wire.
(b) A water pipe.
(c) A burlap sack.
(d) A huge weed.

14. What is the first thing Nailer and Pima do?
(a) Go into town to get some sacks.
(b) Go talk to Richard and Sadna.
(c) Climb aboard and look for lightweight items to scavenge.
(d) See if they can help any survivors.

15. What is considered impossible for someone like Nailer?
(a) Leaving the neighborhood in which he is born.
(b) Working on a clipper ship.
(c) Becoming educated.
(d) Becoming supervisor of a crew.