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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. How long has Nailer owned the mask he wears?
2. What could the rich girl's fingers have been to Nailer?
3. What does no one take seriously about Sloth?
4. Where is Nailer feeling pain the next morning?
5. How many dives does it take Nailer to open the door?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the scene where Nailer decides not to kill the rich girl.
2. What does the girl ask Nailer when she wakes and what is his reaction?
3. What dampens the survivors good mood?
4. What do the three do the next morning?
5. What do Nailer and Pima find in the jungle and what is their first reaction?
6. What does Nailer think about clipper ships?
7. Describe the confrontation between Nailer and Bapi.
8. How does Nailer fare in the oil when he falls into a pool of it?
9. What does Nailer do and what is the work like?
10. What is wrong with Nailer and why will it be difficult to cure?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:
1. Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not?
2. Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Ship Breaker help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Ship Breaker? Why or why not.
3. Choose one specific incident in Ship Breaker to discuss and compare one of the characters' response to how you think you would respond.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following:
1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Ship Breaker.
2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Ship Breaker. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Ship Breaker. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?
Essay Topic 3
There are a number of interesting questions raised by Ship Breaker. Questions that Bacigalupi most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:
1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?
2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Bacigalupi's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Bacigalupi's probable agenda concerning that idea.
2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?
3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?
4. Research the life of Bacigalupi and see if/where his life may have influenced his writing.
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