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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. In Chapter 26, how long does Tom think he will need to stay in Sidney to help her mother?

2. What type of festival does Magnus and his band play in at the end of Chapter 24?

3. What is the name of Tom's friend who has Hutington's disease?

4. In Chapter 19, what does Anna take to Tom's house for dinner?

5. What is Fran's husband's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of routine does Anna fall into when she is with her mother in Chapter 23?

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

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

4. In Chapter 26, why does Tom send Anna away?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 25, where is Tom and why?

6. In Chapter 21, what work has Anna been offered?

7. How did Tom's father die?

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

9. How does Anna get to Shetland?

10. Why does Kirsty want Anna to watch Hamish for two weeks in July?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anna takes a trip to Lost Cay with Tom. What does the island represent to Anna?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Anna had a very close relationship with her father. What had Anna’s father told her about his family? What does Anna learn about his family when she visits them? How does the things that Anna learns change her opinion of her father?

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