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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. Where did Mr. Bradshaw serve as a soldier?
(a) Poland.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Japan.

2. In what month does it get hard to breathe in Rass?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) June.

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

4. What is the narrator's last name?
(a) Brady.
(b) Brindle.
(c) Bradshaw.
(d) Brandywine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Louise feel out of place around Call and the captain?

2. What year is it when Louise is writing in hopes of earning money?

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

4. What does Louise say her grandmother's life has consisted of?

5. Why does Call not have many male friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Louise's father do before becoming a waterman?

2. How do most women on the island feel about the bay?

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

4. Why does Call not laugh at most jokes?

5. What do Louise and Call call the strange man after their first visit with him, and why?

6. What secret did Trudy's father keep from the other islanders?

7. What do Louise and Call do every day after school lets out for the summer?

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

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

10. What does Caroline plan to do over the summer and why?

(see the answer keys)

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