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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 is Hewitt not with his parents after the attack?

2. Whom does Gemma try to pickpocket?

3. What is the task of Ty's settlement?

4. What does Shurl do to celebrate when Lars recovers?

5. How long has Jibby been subsea?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ty meet Gemma?

2. What happens when Ty tries to follow the gang leader?

3. What does Gemma do when she hears about the attack on Hewitt's family?

4. Where did the gang come from in the beginning?

5. How does Gemma say her brother helped her feel good when she was younger?

6. How are the Topsider children educated?

7. What does Ty jokingly say is Zoe's Dark Gift?

8. What kind of collection does Ty have?

9. Why does Gemma want Ty to take her to a saloon?

10. What does Ty do when he first gets to Hewitt's parent's homestead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Dark Gifts, and how did they shape this plot?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Responsibility and coming of age were two themes that were interwoven in many places of this plot. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to move the plot along?

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