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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 have people lived on Fahlin?
(a) 500 years.
(b) 750 years.
(c) Thousands of years.
(d) Hundreds of years.

2. Where was the man from that Captain Sangra loved?
(a) Wilna.
(b) Amnaj.
(c) Fahlin.
(d) Fah.

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

4. How long does Sai remember that Mud worked in a slaughterhouse on the edge of An Lung?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) A week.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

5. What is Rian's rank?
(a) Captain.
(b) Ensign.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Petty officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 21, how long does Paiyoon tell Rian it will be before they cross the 50th parallel?

2. How many times does Dr. Pinching order water to be boiled after Captain Sangra becomes ill?

3. What is Bo's heritage?

4. When Sai gets to the quarterdeck in Chapter 30, how many of the topgallant sails have been rolled up?

5. How many scars does the whale have that the crew of the whaling ship kills?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the whalers do with the whale they kill and why?

2. How does Sai learn how to sketch an area to create a map?

3. In the records Sai studies from Paiyoon, why were sailors not able to measure their longitude accurately?

4. What is Bo's story?

5. In Chapter 21, what conversation do Paiyoon and Rian have about the Sunderlands?

6. What is the whaling ship like?

7. How does the whaling ship attract the whales and bring them in close to be killed and harvested?

8. What plan does Sai make to be able to get access to all of Paiyoon's papers?

9. Why is it a struggle for Sai to hide Bo?

10. What does the stowaway look like, and what does Sai realize about him?

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