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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. When does Call visit the Captain alone?

2. What kind of feelings does Louise have for her sister?

3. Who owned the house in which the strange man is staying?

4. What color is the cat that appears at the Captain's house?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Call start doing without Louise during the summer?

2. Why does Call not laugh at most jokes?

3. What does Caroline do after the Christmas Program?

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

5. Why does Caroline have to go to the mainland in Chapter 4?

6. What happens to the island in August?

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

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

9. How do the girls in town feel about Mr. Rice?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in this book and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Patterson have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write about their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.

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