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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 injuries does the man have that Kin hires to watch for the Abigail?

2. What time is it when someone awakens Tilly to tell him a ship is nearby?

3. How many men does Henry think have captured Adele?

4. What is the name of an Indian that Kin knows that the Indians he meets on the barrier island also know?

5. When Kin fights Pittingel, what body part does Kin nearly sever from the man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Tilly hesitant to try to evade a ship that seems to be following them?

2. A burly man invites Kin for a drink. Why did the man have to leave Cambridge?

3. Where does Tilly and crew bring the ship ashore after the battle and what do they find there?

4. Who does Jayne believe might be the girl that Kin is looking for?

5. What languages were spoken at Shooting Creek in Barnabas Sackett's time?

6. What does Adele tell Kin happened to a man who tried to help her?

7. What casualties of pirating does Kin notice as he walks about the docks of Port Royal?

8. What is Kin given to use when he leaves the Legare plantation?

9. What were the circumstances of Kin's birth?

10. How do the men who killed Barnabas Sackett treat his grave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the protagonist and antagonist in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Yance and Temperance's courtship.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Kin's and Rafe's swordmanship and how their skills compare.

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