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

2. To whom does the tomcat at the Captain's house belong?
(a) Auntie Braxton.
(b) Granny Rundle.
(c) Mrs. Brayden.
(d) Miss Raston.

3. What does the strange man make for Louise when he catches her looking through his window?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Juice.
(d) Hot cocoa.

4. What does Louise call the strange man after they meet?
(a) Sir.
(b) Captain.
(c) Lieutenant.
(d) Father.

5. What does Louise's letter say?
(a) They want money to publish her lyrics.
(b) She has won the prize.
(c) He is inviting her to dinner.
(d) He tells her about the war.

6. How many saboteurs are caught near Rass Island?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

7. What does Louise do every day after school lets out?
(a) Goes fishing.
(b) Goes crabbing.
(c) Walks along the beach.
(d) Visits Captain.

8. What does the Captain do while Trudy is in the hospital?
(a) Looks through old pictures.
(b) Visits her daily.
(c) Cleans her house.
(d) Writes her letters.

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

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

11. What does water represent to the families on Rass Island?
(a) Wealth and stability.
(b) More of the same.
(c) Danger and chaos.
(d) Livelihood and entertainment.

12. Why was the Captain not able to do what he wanted with Trudy's cats?
(a) The police wouldn't let him.
(b) They screamed.
(c) They scratched him.
(d) Louise begged him not to.

13. What does Louise say she walks between as she walks down the streets of Rass Island?
(a) Memories.
(b) Old traditions.
(c) Eyes of the past.
(d) Graves of ancestors.

14. Who comes up with the right plan about the cats?
(a) The police officer.
(b) Caroline.
(c) Call.
(d) Louise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louise say the women of the island are not meant to love the way she does?

2. For whom does Louise write in hopes of making money?

3. How old is Call in Chapter 1?

4. Why did Captain Wallace's son leave the island?

5. From whom does Louise get a letter?

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