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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 Mr. Whiting accuse accuse Captain Oliver of doing?

2. Who does Ven accuse of setting him up?

3. What does Gregory say makes the wind sound demonic?

4. What does the jailor say to Ven before he leaves to see the king?

5. What was the name of the boat that Ven blew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a Revenant?

2. Why does the king want a reporter?

3. What does this section suggest about the king?

4. What does the king say is the difference between a reporter and a storyteller?

5. How did the king make sure he understood his kingdom?

6. What mistakes does Ven make when he first meets the king?

7. What is the king's verdict on Ven's crimes?

8. How does Whiting scare Ven at the end of this section?

9. What does the king think of the different races in his kingdom?

10. How does Ven find the island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What statements does the story make about society in real life? What does this suggest about the authors own beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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