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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. What color flowers can Sai see on the rocks along the beach at Avens Island?

2. How many hours does Sai have for sleeping in Chapter 22?

3. In Chapter 24, how many fluted whales are in a pod that Lark is studying?

4. What vegetables are in the soup Cook gives Sai at the end of Chapter 20?

5. In Chapter 25, what type of creature is on the flag of the whaling ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who leaves the Prosperity at Avens Island?

2. Why does Dumpling think he is seeing the Slake?

3. In Chapter 26, why does Sai tell Bo he can stay in her room?

4. What does Captain Sangra tell Sai about Rian?

5. What is the whaling ship like?

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

7. How does Sai make sure that Grebe does not identify her as a girl from the Fens?

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

9. What is Rian's story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on what a character sees, they can come to wrong conclusions. How and why do characters and readers come to false conclusions about Rian?

Essay Topic 2

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles and subtitles? What are some purposes of chapter titles and subtitles? How does Soontornvat use chapter titles and subtitles in The Last Mapmaker?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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