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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 song does McLean sing for Nick?

2. What is the title of Chapter 21?

3. What is the name of the boy that visits Char and Ven at the cemetery?

4. What should have Ven done when the king held out his hand?

5. What is inside the box the size of a bread loaf?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ven find the island?

2. How does Ven force the wolves to retreat?

3. What is the king's verdict on Ven's crimes?

4. What does this section suggest about the king?

5. What mistakes does Ven make when he first meets the king?

6. Why does the king want a reporter?

7. How does Trudy scold Ven in this section?

8. What claims does Whiting make on Oliver and his wife?

9. Why does Ida begin disappearing?

10. What mistake does Ven make when he takes the Living Water from the Floating Island?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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