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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. How old is Louise in Chapter 1?

2. When does Call visit the Captain alone?

3. What is the narrator's last name?

4. Why does Louise think the strange man has come to the island?

5. How does Louise say God makes her feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Louise say she is walking by as she walks down the streets of Rass?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Caroline suggest they do for Trudy's cats?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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