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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 Pepin give Ven before he boards the boat?

2. Which of the following is a navigator's tool?

3. What is the name of Ven's grandfather?

4. What area does McLean say is haunted?

5. What does Mrs. Snodgrass give Char and Ven for supper?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Captain Oliver cure Ven's sea shakes?

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

3. What advice does Captain Oliver give Ven about his father?

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

5. Why does Oliver say he pays Ven the same as Char?

6. What is unique about the trees in the forest?

7. How does Ven disappoint Amariel in this section?

8. What does this section say about Whiting?

9. Why is Ven taken to see the King?

10. How did Char get his name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Ven's life. What does Ven learn from those two characters?

1. His father

2. Captain Oliver

3. Char

4. Amariel

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