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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. Why does Sean go running into the swollen river?
2. What happens after Sean and Katrina share a bed?
3. What happens between Jan and Sean during dinner?
4. Who shows up at Sean's camp near the river?
5. How does Sean almost get trampled by an elephant?
Short Essay Questions
1. What makes Sean decide to slow down in Chapter 2?
2. Katrina is wrong about what she thinks is going on between Sean and Candy. How could she find out what is really going on?
3. What happens to Katrina as a result of her illness? What was the emotional impact?
4. Why does Sean return so quickly to Candy's Deep alone in Chapter 21?
5. Why does Katrina dislike Candy?
6. After Katrina's death, Sean does not return to Ladyburg. Where does he go and why?
7. Sean welcomes the Leroux's to his camp, but the mood quickly changes. What happens that causes the mood to change, and what happens with the Leroux's return?
8. Sean takes Duff's death really hard. What gets him to finally laugh again?
9. Sean goes running after the Leroux camp when he finds they've left in the morning. Why? What does he have to do to get what he wants?
10. Duff and Sean didn't believe Max when he first approached them in Chapter 28. What factors influence them and make them change their mind?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
As soon as Sean hears that Garrick is in trouble he decides to go home. Knowing Sean's past, his relationships and his need to rescue people, and his feelings for his brother, are you surprised that he wants to go home? Explain your take on the situation.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the relationship Anna has with both Sean and Garrick, and how she impacts their relationship as brothers. Even though Anna eventually drives a wedge between the two brothers, her actions actually set Sean on the path that defines the rest of his life, his success, and his ultimate tragedy. What role does Anna play in putting Sean on that path, and what role does she play in Sean staying on that path, even after she is out of his life?
Essay Topic 3
What is "blackwater"? What is the danger of contracting Malaria during this time? Is it a common disease? Sean knows immediately upon seeing the blackwater what is wrong with Katrina. How does Katrina's illness impact her, Sean, and their family?
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