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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 Eddy say he was never accused of being, after Sing is killed?

2. How does Eddy describe Morgan's cost to settle with Johnson?

3. Where is Morgan at the beginning of the book?

4. What animal does Morgan compare Wing to when he bounces?

5. How long did Johnson charter a boat for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Gordon sees MacWalsey at the bar?

2. What news does Simmons bring at the end of Part 3, and how does Morgan respond to this?

3. How does Albert describe Morgan's wife?

4. How does Carpenter describe his relationship with Johnston?

5. What does Morgan find on board just as he is about to drift to the place where he will meet Sing?

6. What does Adams say to Morgan when he sees him in Woman Key?

7. What are Morgan's girls happy about when he returns home at the end of Part 3?

8. What does Mr. Sing hire Morgan to do?

9. What does Marie do when she hears that her husband is dead?

10. What makes travel difficult when Morgan and Wesley are wounded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

How does Morgan's relationship with Simmons change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

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