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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 many links does Tippy have on her lineal?

2. What is the name of the bar Mud and Catfish go to?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 16, what sea is the Prosperity sailing?

4. What type of wood is on the walls of Paiyoon's cabin?

5. What does Sai buy to eat on Pitaya Island?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is bothering Sai at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. What is Captain Anchalee Sangra known for?

3. Where does Sai live?

4. Where does Sai live, and what is that area like?

5. How does Sai nearly miss getting on the ship with Paiyoon?

6. What is the talk of the town in Chapter 3?

7. What fascinates Sai that a woman is selling on Pitaya Island?

8. Why and how is a woman sailor punished in Chapter 13?

9. Why does Sai think she has to get away from her father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A pickpocket tries to steal Sai's money. After the pickpocket he is apprehended, he calls Sai a snitch. Why is Sai troubled when the pickpocket calls her a snitch, and why does she realize she should not be troubled?

Essay Topic 2

Sai helps Bo and hides him on board the Prosperity. Why would Bo be considered to be ungrateful when Sai first helps him?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Last Mapmaker and why is that incident the climax?

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