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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. What does the Captain want to do with Trudy's cats?
(a) Set them out to be wild.
(b) Kill them.
(c) Drown them.
(d) Give them away.

2. What did Mrs. Bradshaw come to the island to work as?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A postmaster.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A decorator.

3. Who finds Louise crying after her suggestion is given?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Call.
(c) Susan.
(d) Mr. Rice.

4. How does Trudy live?
(a) As if she is wealthy.
(b) As if she is sickly.
(c) As if she is destitute.
(d) As if she is in fear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did the Captain's family want him to marry?

2. What is Louise saving her money for?

3. What does Louise say she has delusions of in Chapter 1?

4. What is Mr. Rice's profession?

5. What characteristic does Louise say Caroline lacks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When did Louise say she was the center of attention?

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

7. What does the Captain do to reveal his identity?

8. What question does Louise ask during the rehearsal for the Christmas program?

9. What does the narrator say about her mother in the first chapter?

10. What did the Captain want to do with Trudy's cats, and why did that not happen?

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