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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Louise find when she goes to return the cat found at the Captain's house?
(a) Auntie Braxton on the floor.
(b) Miss Raston being attacked.
(c) The house in shambles.
(d) A hoard of cats.

2. How does Louise feel when she presents her idea of not celebrating?
(a) Ignored.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Proud.

3. Where did Louise see the ad that she writes in response to hoping to get money?
(a) A cereal box.
(b) A magazine.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) A comic book.

4. What kind of settlement does the narrator live in?
(a) City.
(b) Town.
(c) Suburb.
(d) Village.

5. What year is it when Louise is writing in hopes of earning money?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1943.

6. What does Louise ask of Call during the summer?
(a) If he will crab longer with her.
(b) If he will help her write song lyrics.
(c) If he could give her some space.
(d) If she can visit the Captain with him.

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

8. In what season does Chapter 4 take place?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

9. What occupation does Louise think the strange man holds?
(a) A recruiter.
(b) A priest.
(c) A spy.
(d) A thief.

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

11. How does Louise hear about the attack on Pearl Harbor?
(a) The radio.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) Word of mouth.
(d) The postman.

12. How old was Louise when she first learned to catch crabs?
(a) Eight.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

13. What does Caroline go to the mainland weekly for?
(a) Violin lessons.
(b) Flute lessons.
(c) Piano lessons.
(d) Vocal lessons.

14. How does Trudy live?
(a) As if she is sickly.
(b) As if she is wealthy.
(c) As if she is in fear.
(d) As if she is destitute.

15. What makes Louise feel out of place around Call and the captain?
(a) Their strange humor.
(b) Her changing body.
(c) Their close relationship.
(d) Her worries about money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do most people call Louise?

2. What does Louise call the strange man after they meet?

3. What color is the only cat that was not taken care of?

4. How many siblings does the narrator mention in the first chapter?

5. Whom does Louise ask for advice about Trudy's cats?

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