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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bo have to hide on board the Prosperity?
(a) Hold.
(b) Deck 6.
(c) Bilge.
(d) Fo'csle deck.

2. About how much does Lark's net weigh?
(a) 80 pounds.
(b) 110 pounds.
(c) Not quite 75 pounds.
(d) At least 100 pounds.

3. How long can Harbinger birds stay on the wing without touching down?
(a) Weeks.
(b) 3 months.
(c) Months.
(d) 8 weeks.

4. How many hours does Sai have for sleeping in Chapter 22?
(a) 3 or 4.
(b) 4 or 5.
(c) 7 to 8.
(d) 5 or 6.

5. When was Paiyoon aboard the first Mangkon ship to land at Avens Island?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 35 years.

6. How many scars does the whale have that the crew of the whaling ship kills?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

7. How long does Dumpling say that the Slake can hold her breath?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) 2 hours.

8. Where does Rian think Paiyoon should leave the Prosperity and Sai become the mapmaker?
(a) Avens Island.
(b) Fah.
(c) Sanalak.
(d) Lontain.

9. What color are the flags that indicate Fahlin is plagued by fever?
(a) Yellow and black.
(b) Yellow and red.
(c) Yellow and white.
(d) Red and black.

10. Where does the stowaway get caught by a rope?
(a) Arm.
(b) Thigh.
(c) Ankle.
(d) Waist.

11. At the end of Chapter 26, how many harbingers remain with the Prosperity when it moves again?
(a) A dozen.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) A half dozen.

12. When was the letter written that Rian wants Sai to use to copy the captain's handwriting?
(a) On Avens Island.
(b) On Mangkon.
(c) On Sanalak.
(d) On Pitaya Island.

13. During the last months of the War, how did Mud break his leg?
(a) Street fight.
(b) Jail brawl.
(c) Bar brawl.
(d) Pushed down stairs.

14. Who is the young sailor Grebe threatening in Chapter 19?
(a) Mack.
(b) Red.
(c) Dumping.
(d) Brit.

15. When Sai gets to the quarterdeck in Chapter 30, how many of the topgallant sails have been rolled up?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 0.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the whaling ship from in Chapter 25?

2. Who protests when the captain's letter releases Paiyoon as mapmaker?

3. The first time Paiyoon landed at Avens Island, how long did his ship stay?

4. Where does Bo think the Prosperity is going?

5. In an account Rian tells about a Pramong ship found adrift on the edge of the Harbinger Sea, how many of the crew survived?

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