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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 country is Coal Harbour in?

2. Uncle Jack has bought the Cantina's store. What other Coal Harbour business does he want to buy?

3. Miss Honeycut is from Europe, and claims to be related to whom?

4. What is Primrose's last name?

5. What does Miss Perfidy serve Primrose to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Primrose slip into the drugstore one day?

2. Why is it called the "cinnamon house"?

3. The children who taunt her remind Primrose of what vegetable?

4. Why does Primrose return to the pier each day?

5. When does Primrose move to Uncle Jack's House?

6. What does Sheriff Peters show Primrose at his office?

7. Where do Primrose and Uncle Jack live?

8. Where does Primrose stay during her parents' absence in Chapter 1?

9. Who suggests that Primrose live with her nearest relative, Uncle Jack?

10. Primrose searches her mother's notebook for clues, but finds only what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Miss Perfidy's character changes as the book progresses.

1) What are some examples of Miss Perfidy's oddness in the beginning and the end of the book?

2) Does Primrose learn to like Miss Perfidy better over time?

Essay Topic 2

Why is the whaling industry declining in Coal Harbour? Is it right for people to hunt endangered whales? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the people in Coal Harbour are a little odd, including Miss Perfidy, Miss Bowzer, Miss Honeycut, Primrose's mother and Primrose.

Part 1) List some of the unusual traits of these characters. How do they change the story? Would it be more entertaining or less entertaining?

Part 2) Would Primrose miss her mother as much if she was more like other people? Why or why not?

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