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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. Where is Nailer feeling pain the next morning?
(a) In his left leg where he cut it.
(b) In his palm.
(c) In his head.
(d) In his shoulder.

2. Why does Nailer mark where he has ended his scavenge?
(a) So he will find the end the next day.
(b) So he can keep track of his pay.
(c) So he will not waste time going back down the same tunnel.
(d) So others will leave it alone.

3. What does Nailer find on his first dive?
(a) A water hose.
(b) A door.
(c) A porthold.
(d) A rung ladder.

4. What does Nailer decide has to be done if he does not kill Lucky Girl?
(a) She will have to be hidden in the jungle.
(b) She will have to be handcuffed to him.
(c) She will have to be turned over to Richard.
(d) She will have to swear a blood oath as a crew member.

5. What does the rich girl say her father will do?
(a) Give them their own clipper ship.
(b) Give them jobs on clipper ships.
(c) Pay richly for her return.
(d) Search for them all if she is harmed and have them arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Nailer owned the mask he wears?

2. How is Nailer seeing what he is doing?

3. What does Pima think is missing on Lucky Girl?

4. Who is Tool?

5. Where does Nailer go for help?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the girl ask Nailer when she wakes and what is his reaction?

2. What do the three do the next morning?

3. What is Nailer doing as the novel opens?

4. Why are Pima and Nailer shocked by what they find on the clipper ship?

5. What dampens the survivors good mood?

6. What does Nailer do immediately after the blood ritual is completed?

7. Why does Nailer fear for his livelihood, and what gives him some hope?

8. What are the drawbacks to trying to salvage the clipper themselves?

9. How does the girl try to ensure that Nailer and Pima will not change their minds and kill her?

10. Describe the confrontation between Nailer and Bapi.

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