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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. How old was the girl when she ran away from home?

2. What was Prez's great love?

3. Brant becomes lost in a series of:

4. What is the second destination for Jim?

5. The man refers to an incident that happened in approximately what year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens shortly after Jim leaves the Sea Witch?

2. What precipitates the great storm that plagues the ship?

3. What point does the stowaway make through this story? How do Gadling and Jim react?

4. What was the other love of Prez's life outside politics?

5. What was Prez's response? What was Prez's goal?

6. Jim thinks that perhaps the stowaway might be which character in disguise?

7. When do things begin to go wrong for Prez? What happens?

8. The seeker tells a tale about what character? Where was the character born?

9. When and where was Jim born? When did she leave home?

10. What happens after Brant leaves his room? Who does he meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the origin of the Endless. Some say that the characters have always existed and therefore are immortal and eternal. What is your opinion on the subject? Do you think the family is actually "Endless?" Where do you think they came from? If they are eternal and immortal, how were they created?

Essay Topic 2

Not all lovers of literature are fans of the graphic novel. Some parents are concerned that a child will become so intrigued with fantasy that he will begin to believe in and dabble in the magic arts. Discuss the magic arts as they apply to fairy tales. What are magic arts? What might a child want to try? Is any one of the arts dangerous? How might it go against a family's structure or moral code? Have you ever dabbled in the magic arts? Explain. Which would be most commonly investigated by a curious child? What do you think would happen?

Essay Topic 3

There are many references to the dead or undead throughout the book. Why do you think that is the case? Do you think it has to do with the nature of the characters, the story, or as a vehicle to introduce and utilize the Endless? Do you think the use of the undead is effective? How do living characters interact with those that have died? How would you feel if you met the undead in a local restaurant or inn?

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