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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. To what abbey is Claire to go?

2. What creature digs up Auguste's body?

3. What color birds are making a loud noise on the island when the characters first arrive?

4. How many birds are shot for food, when Marguerite shoots with the Basque fishermen Mikel and Ion?

5. What does Damienne use to make broth for Marguerite to eat after Auguste dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why does Auguste create a calendar?

2. How is a shelter made on the island?

3. What sound does Damienne hear on the island?

4. How does Marguerite's child die?

5. Why does Marguerite suffer as the voyage beings?

6. What does Marguerite plant, and how do the seeds grow?

7. What does the queen give Marguerite?

8. Who comes to the island?

9. How does Marguerite kill her first deer?

10. What does Marguerite tell Lady Katherine about her travels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many stories, the protagonist is portrayed as a good character while the antagonist is seen as a bad one. In Isola, who serves as the protagonist and who serves as the antagonist, and what actions or traits make them fulfill these roles in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Marguerite’s character arc, and what situations in Isola influence her growth and transformation?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Goodman use more metaphors or similes in Isola? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts or imagine characters and situations?

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