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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. In Chapter 17, what does Lark tell Sai he caught yesterday?
(a) Tuna.
(b) Viperfish.
(c) Eel.
(d) Anglerfish.

2. What type of shell does Bo wear on a leather cord around his neck?
(a) Cowrie.
(b) Conch.
(c) Abalone.
(d) Scallop.

3. In Chapter 32, how many crew members does Sangra send to put out the fire?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the man from that Captain Sangra loved?

2. Who gave Paiyoon his eyeglass?

3. In Chapter 22, when does Bo slip in Paiyoon's cabin nightly to get the documents Sai needs?

4. How big is the whaling ship compared to the Prosperity?

5. How many nights after the captain becomes ill does Rian come to Sai's room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Captain Sangra tell Sai about Rian?

3. Why is it dangerous to wait until a squall hits to take in sails?

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

5. What is Rian's story?

6. What does Sai realize about Master Paiyoon's reluctance to try to find the Sunderlands?

7. What is Bo's story?

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

9. What is the ship's hold like where Bo has to hide?

10. How did Rian get a place on the Prosperity?

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