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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. When was the letter written that Rian wants Sai to use to copy the captain's handwriting?

2. What color hair does the boy stowed away on the ship have?

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

4. How long does Sai remember that Mud worked in a slaughterhouse on the edge of An Lung?

5. How much is each whale worth for its bones and oil?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reason does Captain Sangra give Sai for her strength returning?

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

4. What is the whaling ship like?

5. What does Captain Sangra tell Sai about Rian?

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

7. What does Rian ask Sai to do after the captain gets sick and why?

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

9. How does Paiyoon respond when he learns that he is to leave the ship and Sai is to take his place?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sai resents her father and the life he leads. How would you describe the relationship between Sai and her father? Why does she want to reunite with him at the end of The Last Mapmaker?

Essay Topic 2

Sai tries to disguise herself on board the Prosperity. How and why does Sai disguise herself?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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