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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 is Ty's dark gift?

2. What do Ty's parents plan to protect when something appears above their house?

3. How does Shade injure Ty in the house?

4. How does Ty comfort Gemma when Shade leaves?

5. When did Gemma realize Shade's identity?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Shade say about children living under the sea?

3. What does Shade do that makes Grimes run away?

4. What caused Doc to be sent subsea?

5. What does Ty see on the walls of some of the bunks in the prison?

6. What does Doc say that ruins all of Gemma's plans and hopes?

7. How does Ty get to Gemma faster when Doc escapes with her?

8. How does Ty stop Doc from shooting Shade a second time?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances? How are the characters affected in the scenes?

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