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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. How does Shade get past Grimes?

2. Who is with Ty when he sees the prison?

3. How does Raj plan to deal with Shade?

4. How does Ty comfort Gemma when Shade leaves?

5. What does Ty give Gemma when she is running away again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ty's mother say while talking to Mrs. Spinner?

2. What does Gemma say about Ty's looks, and how does this make him feel?

3. How does Ty describe the task given to the people in the subsea prison?

4. What does Mrs. Spinner say about Gemma's brother?

5. What does Doc say to Ty's parents after the attack by Shade?

6. What were the prisoners forced to do in the subsea prison?

7. What does Jibby do at the Peavey's house that makes Ty jealous?

8. Why is Gemma happy to hear that Ty doesn't understand why people are interested in him?

9. What do Raj and Lars want to do about the outlaws?

10. What news do Ty's parents have for him when he leaves the hospital?

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

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

How did the Topsiders view life under the sea, and how accurate were these ideas?

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