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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. What shocks Nailer when he emerges from the trees?
(a) Two of the tankers are completely beached.
(b) The beach is swept empty.
(c) Most everyone is dead.
(d) Despite the storm's ferocity, almost everything is still standing.

2. How long has Nailer owned the mask he wears?
(a) One day.
(b) About 3 days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Years.

3. What does Pima start thinking about immediately after seeing the clipper ship?
(a) Re-floating it.
(b) Working on it.
(c) Keeping it secret and scavenging it.
(d) What he'll do with the wealth.

4. Why is it maddening to Nailer that he may die?
(a) His sister is depending on him.
(b) He is only eight.
(c) He has found unbelievable wealth.
(d) He has fallen in love.

5. What room does Nailer find as he is searching through the ship?
(a) A room of trunks.
(b) A room of books.
(c) A room of expensive electronics.
(d) A girl's cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocks Nailer and Pima when they are on board the clipper?

2. To what does Nailer attribute his feelings about Bright Sands Beach?

3. How does Sadna care for Nailer?

4. Who is Nita Chaudhury?

5. Why has Bapi cancelled the next day's work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the three do the next morning?

2. What do Pima and Nailer find in the galley that makes it obvious that this is a massive Lucky Strike?

3. What is Nailer's solution to not trusting the girl they rescue?

4. Why do the children work so hard when Bapi appears?

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

6. How does Nailer fare in the oil when he falls into a pool of it?

7. What does Nailer do and what is the work like?

8. How does Nailer feel about Richard, and what saves Nailer from a beating when he gets home after his oil experience?

9. Describe the ritual of making the girl a crew member.

10. Who cares for Nailer's wounds?

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