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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Louise ask for advice about Trudy's cats?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandmother.

2. What word does Louise use to describe Caroline while she is busy earning money?
(a) Weakling.
(b) Parasite.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Taker.

3. What are Call and Louise doing in Chapter 1?
(a) Catching crabs.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Diving for oysters.
(d) Selling clams.

4. 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) Louise begged him not to.
(d) They scratched him.

5. How does Louise say God makes her feel?
(a) Alone.
(b) Confused.
(c) Warm.
(d) Grateful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Louise write to try to earn money?

2. What family tradition does the narrator say she does not keep?

3. Who leaves for the war after hearing about Pearl Harbor?

4. Where is Rass Island?

5. What does the Captain do while Trudy is in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Louise do with the money she earns after school lets out?

2. What kind of person does Louise say Caroline is after explaining her music lessons?

3. What do Louise and Call help the Captain do, and how does Louise feel about it?

4. What does Louise do in addition to crabbing to earn some money?

5. What does Louise feel guilty about after school lets out?

6. Why does Call not laugh at most jokes?

7. What do Call and Louise do together to make money?

8. How does Louise describe the mystery man at the ferry?

9. What does the Captain do that makes Louise feel more comfortable around him?

10. What do Call and Louise find when they return a cat to Auntie Braxton?

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