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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 Anna have for breakfast in Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 13, how old is Anna's mother?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 17, who does Anna email?

4. What is the name of the cemetery where Tom's father is buried?

5. In Chapter 23, how early does Magnus usually leave to go fishing?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 23, what does Tom tell Anna in his letter to her?

2. How does Anna get to Shetland?

3. How did Tom's father die?

4. What does Collette say about Anna going to Lost Cay in Chapter 14?

5. In Chapter 18, who does Anna find at Tom's house?

6. What advice does Anna's mother give her regarding Tom in Chapter 24?

7. What does Anna learn about Tom's father from reading his obituary?

8. What are Anna's days and nights like when she is watching Hamish in Chapter 20?

9. At the end of Chapter 15, why will Tom not read Anna's letter to Fran, and why does he think the letter is okay?

10. What does Anna learn about her father and his family in Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a way to classify types of books. What is the primary genre of the novel and why?

Essay Topic 2

Collette is Tom’s boss. What does Anna learn about herself from observing Collette? How does what she learns influence her to change?

Essay Topic 3

Both Anna and Kirsty experience being pregnant and unmarried. How are the choices that Anna and Kirsty make different? What influences each of them to make the choices that they make?

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