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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. Who is Galliard?

2. What does Ven discover he has a knack for?

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

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

5. How do Merrows store enough heat to go back into the cold sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gregory tell Ven and Char about the dogs?

2. What would Ven's role be as the King's reporter?

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

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

5. How does Ven force the wolves to retreat?

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

7. What does the king think of the different races in his kingdom?

8. Why does the king want a reporter?

9. What does this section suggest about the king?

10. How does Ven find the island?

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

What major events had a profound effect on Ven's life and how did they change him? What does Ven still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of magic and myth in the story? What elements are recognizable from other legends and myths? How does the author mold them to fit her story?

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