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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 race is Saeli?

2. What is the jail wagon as hot as?

3. What is the name of the water that Ven brought for Mrs. Snodgrass?

4. What is a hippocampus a cross between?

5. What plant do the spicefolk use to collect the light?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Captain Oliver cure Ven's sea shakes?

2. How is Ven different than his brothers?

3. How does Ven find his albatross feather?

4. How are Nain different than humans?

5. How do Ven and Char meet Ida?

6. What do the winds tell Scroggins?

7. What advice does Captain Oliver give Ven about his father?

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

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

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

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

Examine the following races in the book;

1. Lirin

2. Spice Folk

3. Gwadd

What are there strengths and weaknesses as a race? How have they adapted to the human world?

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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