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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 do the Polypheme brothers draw to decide who is inspecting the ship?

2. Where does Captain Oliver say the young folks stay in Serendair if they have nowhere else to go?

3. Who calls Mr. Whiting's story a load of manure?

4. Where does Saeli live?

5. What does Captain Faeley have on board the ship that shouldn't be there?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ven's grandfather cause a scandal?

2. Why does Char try to help Ven in this section?

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

4. How are Nain different than humans?

5. How does Mr. Whiting get customers in this section?

6. How does Ven blow up the ship?

7. How did Char get his name?

8. How does Ven find his albatross feather?

9. How is Ven different than his brothers?

10. What does this section say about Whiting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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