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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 does Molly threaten to do to Peter?

2. What saves Peter?

3. What message does Molly give to the animals in the ocean she can talk to?

4. What is the first thing Peter looks for after the storm?

5. What is Mack's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shows Peter that he cannot rely on the captain for any help?

2. What is the Angel's Graveyard?

3. What shock does Leonard receive when Stache opens the chest?

4. What three things are told Leonard in his message from Molly?

5. How do Molly and Peter keep the chest away from Black Stache and what worries do they have about this?

6. What does Peter do to save the trunk from Stache?

7. How did Zarboff become King?

8. Why is Peter so sure he is going to die when Slank throws him overboard?

9. How does Molly prove to Peter that her story is true?

10. What is Molly unable to communicate to those taking a message to her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the chest affect the course of the plot and what important cautions are given to those who use it?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

Explain some of the magical elements from the book and how they are executed. What significance do these spells have on the outcome of the book and the growth of Peter's character?

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