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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 Louise think after asking Call for something during the summer?

2. What does Louise call the strange man after they meet?

3. What is Louise's first name?

4. How much does Caroline have to pay for her music lessons?

5. What is Louise saving her money for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Louise do with the money she earns after school lets out?

2. What do Call and Louise do together to make money?

3. What question does Louise ask during the rehearsal for the Christmas program?

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

5. What does Caroline do after the Christmas Program?

6. What does the narrator describe in the first chapter?

7. What does Caroline plan to do over the summer and why?

8. What surprises Louise when she and Call have lunch with the strange man?

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

10. How do the islanders feel when they find out whom the Captain really is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Louise endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

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