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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 is Mr. Rice's profession?

2. What did Mrs. Bradshaw come to the island to work as?

3. What are Trudy's cats suffering from?

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

5. What does Louise call the strange man after they meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Louise hear about Mr. Rice after hearing about Pearl Harbor?

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

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

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

5. Why does Call not laugh at most jokes?

6. What surprises Louise when she and Call have lunch with the strange man?

7. What do Louise and Call help the Captain do, and how does Louise feel about it?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Trudy Braxton is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Trudy had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

Many different characters in this book are persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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