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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 Sai gets to the quarterdeck in Chapter 30, how many of the topgallant sails have been rolled up?

2. What does Paiyoon give Sai as he leaves?

3. How long ago did a sailor create the fisherman's map that Rian bought in the Harbor Market before the Prosperity departed?

4. In Chapter 20, how long does Paiyoon believe it will take to reach Fahlin?

5. In Chapter 30, how far is the Prosperity from Avens Island?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Bo's story?

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

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

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

9. What is the whaling ship like?

10. Who leaves the Prosperity at Avens Island?

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

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 3

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

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