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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often does Dr. Pinching instruct Rian to give the captain vitamin drops?
(a) Three times a day.
(b) Every few hours.
(c) Every 3 hours.
(d) Twice a day.

2. In Chapter 29, from what direction are the winds blowing?
(a) Southeast.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Northeast.
(d) Southwest.

3. What type of shell does Bo wear on a leather cord around his neck?
(a) Conch.
(b) Abalone.
(c) Cowrie.
(d) Scallop.

4. Who is the young sailor Grebe threatening in Chapter 19?
(a) Brit.
(b) Red.
(c) Dumping.
(d) Mack.

5. Where is the fire in Chapter 32?
(a) Rian's cabin.
(b) Lark's cabin.
(c) Galley.
(d) Paiyoon's cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In an account Rian tells about a Pramong ship found adrift on the edge of the Harbinger Sea, how many of the crew survived?

2. How long can Harbinger birds stay on the wing without touching down?

3. Where does Sai sleep after the Prosperity goes on without Paiyoon and other crew members?

4. What wakes Sai in Chapter 30?

5. In Chapter 22, when does Bo slip in Paiyoon's cabin nightly to get the documents Sai needs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan does Sai make to be able to get access to all of Paiyoon's papers?

2. How does the whaling ship attract the whales and bring them in close to be killed and harvested?

3. In Chapter 26, why does Sai tell Bo he can stay in her room?

4. Why is it a struggle for Sai to hide Bo?

5. What is Bo's story?

6. What is the whaling ship like?

7. What does the stowaway look like, and what does Sai realize about him?

8. How does Sai make sure that Grebe does not identify her as a girl from the Fens?

9. In Chapter 21, what conversation do Paiyoon and Rian have about the Sunderlands?

10. What is Rian's story?

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