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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 does Pierce have tucked into his pants?

2. What does Ducane think McGrath could do to him?

3. What does Richard promise to stop doing?

4. Which two characters do Ducane and Kate think are good for each other?

5. What does Mary say she cannot do with Willy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jessica think about when she looks into the long mirror?

2. How have Kate's feelings for Ducane changed?

3. Describe the layout of the cave.

4. What does Jessica find out about Ducane at the end of chapter 27?

5. How has Ducane's attitude towards Biranne changed?

6. How does Mar react when she sees Mingo, Pierce and Ducane swimming out of the cave?

7. Why does Ducane think the sender sent Kate Jessica's letter?

8. How does Ducane orgaize everyone when he hears Pierce has swum to the cave?

9. What does Willy tell Mary in this chapter?

10. How does Pierce react when he sees Mingo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. Your parent or guardian has been given an opportunity to transfer to a job in Alaska. The transfer would neither help nor hurt his career, and all moving costs would be paid by the company.

2. Think about how your family's lives would change if you were to move to Alaska.

3. Now write to persuade your parent or guardian to take or to turn down the transfer to Alaska.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the characters in the novel and discuss how he or she would cope in two of the following scenarios:

1. Radeecy's fakes his suicide.

2. The police ask all the characters to be called in for questioning.

3. Biranne is found guilty of Radeechy's murder.

4. Pierce dies in the cave.

Essay Topic 3

What is a premise? Why is a premise important to a story? How does Murdoch use her premise to develop meaning in the story?

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