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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. How does the king know that the Mr. Whiting's copper ring had not been taken aboard the Serenlinda?

2. What does the jailor say to Ven before he leaves to see the king?

3. What does Amriel's father say that some secrets fester like?

4. What are the color of a Merrow man's teeth?

5. What do the children borrow from Cadwalder to get to town?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ven and his friends get from the Inn to the ocean in their attempt to save Ida?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Ven force the wolves to retreat?

7. What does Gregory say is the problem the inn has?

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

9. How does Ven find the island?

10. Why does the king want a reporter?

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

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in "The Floating Island". When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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