View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Louise's grandfather send to them from the mainland?
(a) A skiff.
(b) A sewing machine.
(c) A radio.
(d) A piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation does Louise think the strange man holds?

2. How much older than Caroline is Louise?

3. Why does Louise think the strange man has come to the island?

4. Who finds Louise crying after her suggestion is given?

5. What kind of settlement does the narrator live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Louise's father treat his daughter's differently?

2. What clue does the narrator give about her sister in the first chapter?

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

4. How does Louise feel after asking Call if she could join him in the things he does without her during the summer?

5. What happens to the island in August?

6. Who does Louise think the strange man is?

7. What does the narrator describe in the first chapter?

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

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

10. What happened that shamed Hiram Wallace to the point that he left the island?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 624 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample