Navigating Early Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Clare Vanderpool
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Navigating Early Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Clare Vanderpool
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. In Chapter 1, how long has it been since Jack has seen his father?

2. Where is Fisher Auden from?

3. In Chapter 13, who does Early think Billie Holiday would have been friends with?

4. In "Plights and Perils," what stalked Pi for days?

5. How often does Early go into town when all the boys are given day passes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jack's parents meet?

2. What does the bulletin board look like in Early's workshop?

3. What does Early say about Billie Holiday?

4. What does Jack say about his father and grandfather in the Prologue?

5. Is Jack lonely on Friday night in Chapter 7?

6. What is Professor Stanton's theory that pi ends based upon?

7. What is Early doing when Jack sees him in Chapter 9?

8. What is Early's room like?

9. What does Jack realize when he looks out his window at the end of Chapter 12?

10. How did Early get the "Maine" to the workshop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack sees himself in the "Sweetie Pie." How do the boats the "Sweetie Pie" and "Maine" symbolize Jack's sense of self-worth and the way he is moving toward recovery from his mother's death?

Essay Topic 2

Jack feels that the bulletin board in Early's workshop represents Early's mind. What does the bulletin board look like and why does it represent the way that Early thinks?

Essay Topic 3

Early and Jack have different ways of dealing with and interacting with the pirates. How do the boys interact differently with the pirates? Which boy is more effective when dealing with the pirates and why?

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