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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 17, what does Madame Soraya sit on as Dr. Phipps drives the wagon?
2. In Chapter 23, what design is on a skirt that Clara shows Maren?
3. What chore does Dr. Phipps give Clara at the end of Chapter 21?
4. In Chapter 13 when Clara awakes on their journey, what type of trees surround the wagon?
5. Who gets wet when water splashes from Maren's washtub at the beginning of Chapter 15?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 19, how does Dr. Phipps describe the Gallery of Wonders and what it costs to enter?
2. At the end of Chapter 17, what is said about Clara, O'Neill, and Maren repaying the Phipps for saving them?
3. In Chapter 25, how does Clara describe what the patrons have seen and done that evening?
4. What does Clara do when a patron tries to harass her when she is in the Gallery of Wonders in Chapter 20?
5. In Chapter 19, what does Dr. Phipps give O'Neill and Clara, and what is it supposed to do?
6. What happens at the end of Chapter 15?
7. At the beginning of Chapter 14, how is the trip going?
8. In Chapter 13, what does Clara say about the preparations for the trip to take Maren to the ocean?
9. What happens at the beginning of Chapter 15?
10. How does O'Neill entertain Maren and Clara at the end of Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Clara is the protagonist of the novel. Who would be the protagonist in the story? Is there more than one protagonist? Why or why not?
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
There are several mysteries in the novel: the parentage of Maren, Clara, and O’Neill; the relationship between Auntie and Scarff; and the way that Maren is becoming a mermaid. What mysteries are solved in the book? How are those mysteries solved? What mysteries are left unanswered?
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