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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 is inside the box the size of a bread loaf?

2. Why does Mr. Whiting say Captain Oliver took Ven to the top of the mast?

3. Where do Char and Ven hide from the wolves?

4. What battle does Ven describe in his writings to the king?

5. Why does the king think Ven has an eye for detail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ven tell the king about the underwater world?

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

3. How does Whiting scare Ven at the end of this section?

4. What does this section suggest about the king?

5. Who are Rovers?

6. How does Ven know that Whiting is lying to him?

7. What is a Revenant?

8. How does Trudy scold Ven in this section?

9. What does McLean tell Ven home is in this section?

10. Why can't Ven take up the King's offer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Ven's life. What does Ven learn from those two characters?

1. His father

2. Captain Oliver

3. Char

4. Amariel

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

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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