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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. What does Ven say he could hear in one man's voice when he listened to McLean?

2. What is the man that picks up Ven and Char carrying in the back of his wagon?

3. What does Whiting tell Ven that he cost him?

4. What does Char tell Ven not to do for him again?

5. What is the jail wagon as hot as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ven hear on his first night at the Inn?

2. Why does McLean say Captain Oliver is traveling the seas?

3. What does Captain Oliver tell Ven about the Floating Island?

4. How are Nain different than humans?

5. How does Amariel help Ven?

6. Why does Oliver say he pays Ven the same as Char?

7. Why does the driver suggest that Ven stays away from Mr. Whiting?

8. How is Ven different than his brothers?

9. How does Ven get hit by Whiting in this section?

10. What does Captain Oliver tell Ven to do once he gets into Kingston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Ven's upbringing to Char's upbringing. How have their different molded their characters? How does their different upbringings affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

What does the story state about racism in our own society? What does the story suggest about how we can overcome racism?

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