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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. How is a selkie different to a merrow?

2. What important figure wants to see Ven in this section?

3. What does Ven wish his father had let Luther teach him?

4. How does Mrs.Snodgrass stop the two men from arguing?

5. What color does the amber sun turn the ship's deck?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does this section say about Whiting?

2. What do the winds tell Scroggins?

3. What does Captain Oliver tell Ven about the Floating Island?

4. Describe the floating island.

5. How does Ven disappoint Amariel in this section?

6. How does Amariel help Ven?

7. How does Ven get hit by Whiting in this section?

8. How does Captain Oliver take water from the river?

9. What does Ven hear on his first night at the Inn?

10. Why does Char try to help Ven in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Ven's character to who he was at the beginning of the book to who he has become at the end.

1. What did Ven hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Ven's ideas about life?

3. How has Ven's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in "The Floating Island". When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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