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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 kind of bird does Pepin see flying above him and his son?

2. What does Ida call Ven when Ven catches her in his room?

3. What does Captain Oliver say is an omen of beautiful things?

4. What does Mr. Whiting say are fond of Nain meat?

5. Where does Amariel say she found Ven?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Ven's brothers fool him into inspecting the ship?

3. How did Char get his name?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Amariel help Ven?

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

10. What does this section say about Whiting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What statements does the story make about society in real life? What does this suggest about the authors own beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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