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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. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what does Jack hear as he tries to decides how to get back to his dorm?

2. What type of candy does Early grab when he gets upset in Chapter 9?

3. What does Jack eat alone in his room the evening after the regatta?

4. Who slipped off the Dinosaur Log and nearly broke his neck?

5. How much is the bounty to catch a bear terrorizing hikers on the Appalachian Trail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack consider wishing for in the boathouse in Chapter 6 and what does he wish for?

2. How does Jack describe his bed after his father makes it for him?

3. How did Jack's parents meet?

4. What does Jack hear and how does it make him feel at the beginning of Chapter 9?

5. What is Early's room like?

6. Where does Jack spend most of his second day at Morton Hill Academy?

7. What does Early ask Jack at the beginning of Chapter 11, and why does Jack decline?

8. Why does Jack think Morton Hill Academy must have been a military school?

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

10. How does Jack feel the night after the regatta?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack and Early find a skeleton during their quest. How do they find the skeleton, and why do they think the skeleton is Martin Johannsen?

Essay Topic 2

Jack leaves Early behind when he races in the regatta. How does Early feel about being left behind and how long does it take him to make peace with Jack?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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