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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 image is on the fire pirates flag?

2. What is Max's job?

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

4. What does Captain give to Ven to give to Mrs. Snodgrass?

5. What item of clothing hangs in the pine tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amariel help Ven?

2. How does Ven disappoint Amariel in this section?

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

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

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

6. Describe the floating island.

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

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

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

10. How does Mrs. Snodgrass help the children that come to her house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the albatross help Ven? Why has the author chosen to use an albatross as a lucky symbol?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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