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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 kind of feelings does Louise have for her sister?

2. In what season does Chapter 1 start out?

3. How many saboteurs are caught near Rass Island?

4. What does water represent to the families on Rass Island?

5. What branch of the military did Mr. Rice join?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do most women on the island feel about the bay?

2. What secret did Trudy's father keep from the other islanders?

3. What did Louise's father do before becoming a waterman?

4. What do Louise and Call do every day after school lets out for the summer?

5. Why does Call not laugh at most jokes?

6. What does the Captain do to reveal his identity?

7. How do the girls in town feel about Mr. Rice?

8. What does Call start doing without Louise during the summer?

9. What did the Captain want to do with Trudy's cats, and why did that not happen?

10. What does Louise say she is walking by as she walks down the streets of Rass?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Louise performs many acts of service during her time as a nurse. What are some of the most significant examples of this service, and how do these events affects the characters involved in them?

Essay Topic 2

What are the different stages of Call's relationship with Caroline, and how do these stages affect Louise and the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in this book and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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