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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Louise take after Caroline leaves for school?
(a) Crab mater.
(b) Oyster culler.
(c) Boat navigator.
(d) Clam digger.

2. What does Louise's mother do during the storm?
(a) Reads.
(b) Makes coffee.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Prays.

3. To where does Caroline get a scholarship?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Julliard.
(c) NYU.
(d) Yale.

4. How many teachers does the school on Rass have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

5. Why does Louise not attend Call's wedding?
(a) She is jealous.
(b) She has to care for her grandmother.
(c) She was not invited.
(d) She did not have enough money.

6. What does Louise name her first son?
(a) Truman.
(b) Tyler.
(c) Trent.
(d) Truitt.

7. How many families left Rass after the storm in September?
(a) Four.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

8. To where does Louise get a scholarship?
(a) The University of Maine.
(b) The University of Maryland.
(c) The University of Delaware.
(d) The University of Rhode Island.

9. Who offers to let the Captain stay at their house during the storm?
(a) Trudy.
(b) Mr. Rice.
(c) Mr. Bradshaw.
(d) Call.

10. How do the watermen know a storm is coming?
(a) They sense a change in the wind.
(b) They can see the waves.
(c) They can hear it.
(d) They can smell it.

11. What does Louise's grandmother say Louise is in danger of while the Captain stays at the house?
(a) Hell-fire.
(b) Maturation.
(c) Cloisters.
(d) Rejection.

12. What does Louise name the twin girl she delivers at the end of the book?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Susan.
(c) Suzy.
(d) Caroline.

13. How does Trudy die?
(a) She drowns.
(b) She has a stroke.
(c) She is hit by a car.
(d) She has a heart attack.

14. What does Louise realize about herself after the storm?
(a) She enjoyed the suspense of the storm.
(b) She is attracted to the Captain.
(c) She loves the island.
(d) She hates the island.

15. Whom does Caroline help prepare for the storm?
(a) The captain.
(b) Her father.
(c) Auntie Braxton.
(d) Mr. Rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of person does Louise say has the most freedom?

2. What game does the Captain teach Caroline and Louise?

3. What branch of the military does Call join?

4. Whom does Caroline think the Captain should marry?

5. Who does the Captain marry?

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