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What does Nailer do when they are aboard the train?
What is a clipper ship?
Ship Breaker 1-15
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What is a clipper ship?
A ship that improved time for travel with sails.
a row boat with sharp edges.
A boat that ran on a steam engine.
a ship that ran on water for fuel.
2
What does Nailer do when they are aboard the train?
collapses
cries
sleeps
smiles
3
What does Nailer know he can never do now, after the melee on the beach?
Claim any of the salvage
Become a Lucky Strike boat owner
Gain his father's approval
Return to the scrap yards
4
On what has Richard's crew been betting?
If Nailer stays loyal to Lucky Girl
If Lucky Girl's father would ransom her
If Pima stays loyal to Nailer
If Nailer would survive
5
Why does Nailer kill Blue Eyes?
Self-Defense
Because he hates her
To get the keys to unlock Pima and Nita
To save Sadna
6
Who kills Blue Eyes?
Nita
Sadna
Pima
Nailer
7
This is a photo of ...
kudzu vines
swamps
cypress knees
marsh
8
Who fights Blue Eyes?
Nailer
Moby
Sadna
Tool
9
Why would Pima and Nailer have killed Lucky Girl if they had known who she was?
Shortly after finding the clipper ship, what is clear about Nailer's should
Her father is responsible for the island's poverty.
Her father got their country into a big war.
They know they would not get any money from her.
10
Which two words could characterize Richard Lopez
Wise and caring
Angry and sober
Angry and playful
Drunk and abusive
11
Who is searching for Nita?
A number of clipper ships
Her father
Her uncle, Pyce
Absolutely no one
12
What is a clipper ship
A ship from Los Angeles
A small, yet fast and expensive ship
A slow, huge battleship
A type of submarine
13
Who is Lucky Strike?
The leader of Nailer's light crew
The man who found oil and made a lot of money
The dead man they find on the clipper ship
Lucky Girl's father
14
Who is Jackson Boy?
a ghost that haunts the ducts of ships
a ship breaker who died because he was trapped in a ship's hull
a ship breaker who drowned at sea
a former light crew boss
15
Why does Richard's gang not tie up Nailer?
Richard ordered it
It appears that Richard is pleased with Nailer
They did tie him to a tree
Nailer is still too ill to do anything but lie still
16
What did Sloth throw to Nailer?
a ladder
food and water
a map of the ship's ducts
a rope
17
About what does Richard reluctantly acknowledge that Nailer is correct?
The value of keeping the scavenge hidden still
The potential worth of Nita
The wisdom of keeping Lucky Girl hidden
That Nailer technically owns the salvage
18
This is a photo of ...
kudzu vines
swamp lands
marsh
cypress knees
19
Nailer not being able to decide whether to go escape with Nita or stay with his dad is a
Person v. self conflict
None of the above
Person v. person conflict
Person v. nature conflict
20
What does Nailer notice that frightens him?
Blue Eyes is sharpening her machete
Pima is frightened
Lucky Girl is frightened
His father is not around
21
Why is it obvious the scavenge has gone well?
The way the crew is swaggering
The clothing the crew is wearing
The food the crew is eating
Nothing is obvious to Nailer about the scavenge
22
What color were Richard Lopez's teeth?
yellow
red
green
blue
23
What is in Uppadaya?
An illegal slave market
Where Richard is going to send word to Nita's people
A scavenge house
Nothing
24
What does Nailer think is the best option for Pima, Nita and himself?
Flee to Orlando
Flee to Orleans
Flee to Houston
Try to kill Richard's crew and Richard
25
What does Nailer think about as he is creeping toward Blue Eyes?
All the love he has received from Pima and her mother
All the violence he has seen in his young life
Being captive on the island for the rest of this life
Being free of the island
26
How does Richard feel when he arrives and notices Nailer is awake?
Puzzled
Unhappy
Indifferent
Genuinely pleased
27
How much had the crew been betting?
50 Red Chinese
10 Red Chinese
50 Blue British
10 Green Canadian
28
This is a photo of a...
clipper ship
dingy
oil tanker
hydrofoil
29
What does Nailer almost drown in?
quicksand
brake fluid
saltwater
oil
30
Under whose supervision did Nailer work the wrecks?
Moon Girl
Bapi
Sloth
Pearly
31
Where is Lucky Girl when Nailer wakes?
Handcuffed to Tool
Chained to a tree
Nailer cannot find her
Handcuffed to Blue Eyes
32
Where do Nailer and the others with him run?
Toward a train headed for an unknown destination
Toward a train headed for Houston
Toward a train headed for Mobility
Toward a train headed for Orleans
33
Literary devices that we have seen repeatedly in
Ship Breaker
include metaphors, similes and euphemisms.
False
True
34
How does Nailer feel on the train?
sad
indecisive
angry
safe
35
What does Richard seem to believe?
Lucky Girl is worth keeping
Nailer still loves him
Richard and Nailer can work together on the scavenge
Nailer is loyal to him
36
One recurring theme in Ship Breaker is loyalty.
True
False
37
What has Richard been forcing down Nailer?
Black Ling
Medicine
Water
Food
38
Why does Nailer not really trust Tool?
Tool is good friends with Sadna
Tool worked for Richard Lopez' crew
Tool hates Nailer
Tool killed his mother
39
Shortly after finding the clipper ship, what is clear about Nailer's shoulder injury?
It won't heal perfectly.
It is almost healed.
It is healing.
It is infected.
40
This is a photo of...
a post apocalyptic transport
a hydrofoil
a parasail
a clipper ship
41
What did Nailer smear on his forehead while in the ducts?
moisturizer
LED glow paint
sunscreen
face paint
42
Who comes running into the shack when Blue Eyes is about to blind one of Nailer's eyes?
Richard
Sadna
Nita
No one
43
What does Pima do when Nailer starts to argue with Richard?
Asks him a misleading question
Pretends to trip and knocks him over
Nothing
Sends him a warning look
44
What does Nita tell Nailer when he wakes from the fever?
Nailer has been unconscious for several days.
Richard has left the island to find Lucky Girl's father.
Lucky Girl is ill also.
Richard is dead.
45
Which company made all the cash from the blood and sweat of the ship breakers?
Chen's Food Service
Lawson and Carlson
Seascape Boston
Libeskind, Brown & Mohanraj
46
What does Sadna ask of Tool?
To protect the children on their journey
To make it look like Blue Eyes was guilty and deserved death
To kill Richard
To start a fire and burn Blue Eyes' body
47
Whose pierced features glittered in the firelight?
Sloth
Pearly
Sadna
Moon girl
48
What is Pima's mother's name?
Lucky Girl
Blue Eyes
Sadna
Nita
49
What is Patel Global?
The company that buys the scrap metal from the island
A company the runs slaves and drugs
A ruling government of the world
A telecommunications company
50
What does Nailer do to Lucky Girl with his knife?
Makes an x mark on her forehead
Cuts a lock of her hair
Cuts a nick off her ear
Slices her palm
