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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 Amariel mean?

2. Where does Saeli live?

3. How is a selkie different to a merrow?

4. What is the king's castle perched on top of?

5. What is the name of the girl that tried to pickpocket Ven?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ven's grandfather cause a scandal?

2. Why does McLean say Captain Oliver is traveling the seas?

3. What does Captain Oliver tell Ven to do once he gets into Kingston?

4. How does Ven find his albatross feather?

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

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

7. Why is Ven taken to see the King?

8. How is Ven different than his brothers?

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

10. Describe the inside of the Crossroad Inn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

Essay Topic 2

Why does the King choose Ven as his reporter? What do the reports included in the book say about his skills?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Serendair to Vaarn, Van's homeland.

1. What are the differences between the two nations?

2. Why does Ven seem to prefer Serendair?

3. How do will his ideas of his homeland change now he has spent time in another country?

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