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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What family tradition does the narrator say she does not keep?
(a) Staying on the island.
(b) Going to college.
(c) Becoming a teacher.
(d) Marrying a fisherman.

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

4. What surprises Louise during her first visit with the strange man?
(a) Call laughs at his jokes.
(b) He is kind.
(c) He knows who she is.
(d) Caroline won't sing for him.

5. How long has the house that the strange man stays in been abandoned?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Twenty-five years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Twenty years.

6. What are Trudy's cats suffering from?
(a) Mange.
(b) Starvation.
(c) Distemper.
(d) Rabies.

7. Who gets the main solo at the Christmas concert?
(a) Emma Sue.
(b) Betty Jean.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Louise.

8. What secret did Trudy's father keep?
(a) Trudy was mentally challenged.
(b) His wife was an alcoholic.
(c) He was wealthy.
(d) They were in deep debt.

9. What kind of feelings does Louise have for her sister?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Hateful.
(c) Loving.
(d) Admirable.

10. Where has Mr. Rice been posted?
(a) France.
(b) Texas.
(c) Pearl Harbor.
(d) Japan.

11. Whose solo at the Christmas concert gets the most applause?
(a) Emma Sue's.
(b) Betty Jean's.
(c) Louise's.
(d) Caroline's.

12. Where does Louise find peace?
(a) In her sleep.
(b) On the beach.
(c) In church.
(d) On the water.

13. How many siblings does the narrator mention in the first chapter?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

14. What time does Louise get up after school lets out?
(a) Noon.
(b) Before dawn.
(c) At sunrise.
(d) Ten AM.

15. What color is the only cat that was not taken care of?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Orange.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Call not have many male friends?

2. How old is Louise in Chapter 1?

3. What did Mrs. Bradshaw come to the island to work as?

4. What did Caroline refuse to do when she was first born?

5. What is Louise's first name?

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