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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 much of the island does the narrator's settlement take up?

2. What does the strange man make for Louise when he catches her looking through his window?

3. Who travels with Caroline in Chapter 4?

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

5. What does Louise think after asking Call for something during the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Louise feel after asking her question during the Christmas program rehearsal?

2. What does Louise feel guilty about after school lets out?

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 do Louise and Call call the strange man after their first visit with him, and why?

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

6. What secret did Trudy's father keep from the other islanders?

7. What do Call and Louise find when they return a cat to Auntie Braxton?

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

9. What do Louise and Call do every day after school lets out for the summer?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Comic relief is a literary tool used well by Paterson in this book. What are some of the key examples of this, and how did these scenes affect the plot of the book?

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