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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristic does Louise say Caroline lacks?

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

3. From what country were the captured saboteurs?

4. What does water represent to the families on Rass Island?

5. Who comes up with the right plan about the cats?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Louise's relationship with Call and the Captain start to change, and why?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Call not laugh at most jokes?

8. How do the islanders feel when they find out whom the Captain really is?

9. What does Caroline do after the Christmas Program?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the different stages of Call's relationship with Caroline, and how do these stages affect Louise and the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Security and safety are two themes that are touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

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