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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 7, where will Professor Stanton present his theory about pi?

2. What colors do Early and Jack paint the oars?

3. What is Jack reading about on Friday night in Chapter 7?

4. Where does Jack go after he finds a change of clothes in Chapter 8?

5. Where was Fisher Auden and his companions when they died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Jack's trip like to Maine?

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

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

5. What was the opening ceremony for the regatta?

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

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

8. What does Jack say viewing the ocean for the first time is supposed to be like, and what is it like for him?

9. Where did Pi find himself in "Plights and Perils," and how did he think he got there?

10. What advice does the headmaster give Jack as he shows Jack and his father around?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack moves from Kansas to Maine. How are the two states different and how do these differences affect Jack emotionally?

Essay Topic 2

Jack remembers how his mother tried to help him after he got lost after a Boy Scout camp. How did his mother help him with that incident and how did she keep him from being lost emotionally when she was alive?

Essay Topic 3

Gunnar says that there are too many people roaming around looking for the wrong thing. What does Gunnar mean by that statement and what are the dangers of doing roaming around looking for the wrong thing without a direction?

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