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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 are the wolves in reality?

2. Who does Mr. Whiting say are afraid of Trudy?

3. Who were the wolves attacking?

4. What does the king want to hire to help him see the world more clearly?

5. Who calls Ven an insolent brat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the king say is the difference between a reporter and a storyteller?

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

3. What does this section suggest about the king?

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

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

6. Who are Rovers?

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

8. Why does the king want a reporter?

9. Why does Ida begin disappearing?

10. How does Trudy scold Ven in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the author use both both first and third person in the novel? How would the story change if she stuck to one point of view?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Ven's upbringing to Char's upbringing. How have their different molded their characters? How does their different upbringings affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

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

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