View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The day before the trip to Muckle Flugga, what do Anna and her mother have for lunch?

2. In Chapter 21, how long is the grant for that is offered to Anna?

3. How much younger is Anna's husband than her mother?

4. In Chapter 20, how many books has Anna read since she arrived on Turtle Island?

5. In Chapter 14, what does Tom want to show Anna?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 13, why does Anna have a bad night?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Anna get to Shetland?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fran’s husband is having an affair. What decision does Fran have to make? Why is neither choice a good solution to her problem?

Essay Topic 2

Anna feels old at 49. How does Anna feel about age and aging at the beginning of the novel? How and why does the way that she feels about aging change in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Anna is a person with few friends when the novel opens. How does Anna change in the novel?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 798 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample