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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 person does Louise say has the most freedom?

2. What does the sky look like after the storm?

3. What does Louise name the twin girl she delivers at the end of the book?

4. What does Louise study when she first gets to college?

5. To where does Caroline get a scholarship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Louise's grandmother dislike the Captain?

2. What does Louise name her first child, and why?

3. What does Louise like most about the Captain, and why?

4. What does Louise do when she realizes that the older twin she caught at the end of the book is being ignored?

5. What does the Captain do to try to calm Louise's grandmother during the storm, and how does she respond?

6. What does Louise say about the boredom she feels at school?

7. What does Louise's grandmother say after they find out what the Captain chooses to do with Trudy's money?

8. How does Louise feel when she begins working for her father?

9. What was destroyed in the storm?

10. What does the Captain choose to do with Trudy's money after her death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Education and the importance of training is a constant theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

Security and safety are two themes that are touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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