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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take the Prosperity to cross the equator after leaving Pitaya Island?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

2. About how many of the sailors on the Prosperity are "pups" (105) or sailors younger than 16?
(a) About a dozen.
(b) Half a dozen.
(c) 8.
(d) 15.

3. How many links does Tippy have on her lineal?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

4. How long after Sai boards is the gangplank shoved off and the hull of the ship sealed?
(a) An hour.
(b) Minutes.
(c) A couple hours.
(d) 5 minutes.

5. How much money is in the tin Sai gives Mud so she can board the ship?
(a) 190 leks.
(b) 205 leks.
(c) 110 leks.
(d) 140 leks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the broth smell like that Paiyoon brings Sai in Chapter 10?

2. What do fisherman use for the maps they make?

3. What sea does the Prosperity cross in Chapter 14?

4. How old does Sai think the girl is who she calls Tippy?

5. How old was Sai when Mud paid an old widow to tutor her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Master Paiyoon Wongyai?

2. What does Sai learn about the lineal brooch that Rian wears?

3. What is the story of Mangkon?

4. Where does Sai live?

5. What is Pitaya Island like?

6. What plan do Mud and Catfish have, and how do they want Sai to help them?

7. Who is Grandmother Noom and what is she like?

8. Why does Paiyoon need Sai to go along with him on the Expedition's southbound ship?

9. What excuse does Sai give when Master Paiyoon catches her copying a letter?

10. What does Sai find in the storage closet on the other side of her room?

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