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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. In Chapter 8 in Clara's dream when she is dressed as a boy, what does she carry that bounces against her leg?

2. What are the names of Scarff's horses in Chapter 2?

3. Where does Clara find a note from O'Neill in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 4, what are Gretel's brother's symptoms?

5. In Chapter 3, what is the design of Scarff's pipe?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what has O'Neill sent to Auntie, Clara, and Maren?

2. In Chapter 12, why does Clara scold O'Neill for promising Osbert licorice lozenges?

3. In Chapter 12, who peeks into the window at Verity's home and what does he see?

4. How does Scarff say that he met Verity in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 8, what do Auntie and Clara tell Simon when he comes to take Maren to a dance?

6. In Chapter 1, how is Maren changing?

7. In Chapter 11 where does O'Neill sleep and why?

8. Who are Scarff and O'Neill?

9. Who cursed Scarff and Verity and why?

10. In Chapter 3, how does Scarff remember that O'Neill came to travel with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maren is becoming a mermaid in the novel. How does Maren feel about becoming a mermaid? Why does O’Neill think that Maren becoming a mermaid is a problem to be fixed? Why does Clara believe that it is Maren’s destiny to become a mermaid? What is Maren’s destiny?

Essay Topic 2

Maren, Clara, and O’Neill are adopted, and they struggle to learn about themselves and who they are. What are Maren, Clara, and O’Neill’s true identities? How do Maren, Clara, and O’Neill find their true identities?

Essay Topic 3

Clara and Maren have been raised together, but have different personalities. In what ways are Clara and Maren alike and unalike? How do those similarities and differences affect their relationship?

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