View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What people made a map that Sai thinks looks like the Padu Archipelago?

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

3. What color apron does Sai wearn when she stands in line for breakfast in Chapter 1?

4. How many cannons did the Prosperity carry during the War?

5. Where will be the Prosperity's first stop in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mud teach Sai about loyalty?

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

3. What is Captain Anchalee Sangra known for?

4. Why does Sai cut her hair?

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

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

7. Why does Paiyoon have what appears to be handkerchiefs?

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

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

10. Who is Mr. Lark, and what is his job on the Prosperity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Soontornvat use cliffhangers in The Last Mapmaker? How do the cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Sai lives in the very poorest area of An Lung. Because of her socioeconomic status, she has little chance of having a better life. How does Sai overcome her background?

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 899 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample