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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Louise's grandmother feel about the water?
(a) She loves it.
(b) She is intimidated by it.
(c) She hates it.
(d) She no longer thinks of it.

2. How long has the narrator's family lived on Rass Island?
(a) Two hundred years.
(b) Two hundred-fifty years.
(c) One hundred years.
(d) One hundred-fifty years.

3. What does Louise say her grandmother's life has consisted of?
(a) Fear.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Waiting.
(d) Ignorance.

4. Why did Captain Wallace's son leave the island?
(a) He was ashamed.
(b) He and his father had a fight.
(c) His wife died.
(d) He hated the water.

5. What color is the cat that appears at the Captain's house?
(a) Black.
(b) Orange.
(c) White.
(d) Gray.

6. What does NOT occur in the first chapter?
(a) Character development.
(b) Description.
(c) Setting discovery.
(d) Plot settlement.

7. What is Louise's first name?
(a) Sally.
(b) Susan.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Sara.

8. How old is Louise in Chapter 1?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fourteen.

9. What is Louise saving her money for?
(a) A boarding school.
(b) A ticket to New York.
(c) A new boat.
(d) A new piano.

10. What characteristic does Louise say Caroline lacks?
(a) Generosity.
(b) Sensitivity.
(c) Calmness.
(d) Purity.

11. What does Louise notice at the ferry when Caroline travels in Chapter 4?
(a) A new family.
(b) An old man.
(c) A military ship.
(d) A strange woman.

12. What did Louise's grandfather send to them from the mainland?
(a) A sewing machine.
(b) A piano.
(c) A skiff.
(d) A radio.

13. Who is Otis's father?
(a) Mr. Jones.
(b) Captain Billy.
(c) Dr. Chapman.
(d) Mr. Rice.

14. Who owned the house in which the strange man is staying?
(a) Mr. Bradshaw.
(b) Charles Wallace.
(c) Captain Billy's grandfather.
(d) The government.

15. What does Louise say happens to her when she hears about Pearl Harbor?
(a) She has an epiphany.
(b) She understands the adult world.
(c) She contemplates her future.
(d) She sees a vision.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Louise when she hears about the attack on Pearl Harbor?

2. What are Trudy's cats suffering from?

3. What does the Captain want to do with Trudy's cats?

4. Where has Mr. Rice been posted?

5. What does Caroline do after the Christmas concert?

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