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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 want to chop to make a bigger escape route?

2. What color does the amber sun turn the ship's deck?

3. What is the name of the largest of the three northern islands off Serendair?

4. What does Captain Faeley ask Ven and Lavery to get from his quarters?

5. What does Captain Faeley mean when he says they will have to scuttle the ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Ven different than his brothers?

6. Describe the floating island.

7. How does Ven blow up the ship?

8. How does Amariel help Ven?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the King choose Ven as his reporter? What do the reports included in the book say about his skills?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare Ven's character to who he was at the beginning of the book to who he has become at the end.

1. What did Ven hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Ven's ideas about life?

3. How has Ven's character changed by the end of the book?

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