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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 the Seablite Gang prey on?

2. What is the Specter?

3. What keeps predators away from Ty's house?

4. What is the name of the outlaw leader?

5. What does Ty not tell his parents when he gets home from following Shade?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens after Gemma explains to Ty why she is looking for her brother?

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

5. How does Ty respond to Gemma's demands, and how does she feel about this?

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

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

8. Why does Gemma say she is searching for her brother?

9. Where does Gemma say she got her knife?

10. How does Gemma feel about the idea of life under the sea, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zoe was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

How did the relationship between the settlers and the gang affect the main characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

How did this book show parallels to western society, and how did this affect the tone of the plot?

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