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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. Who do the elders of the town think the strange man is?

2. What does Louise say the women of the island are not meant to love the way she does?

3. How does Louise hear about the attack on Pearl Harbor?

4. What does Louise offer to help the Captain fix?

5. How much of her money does Louise give to her mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What kind of person does Louise say Caroline is after explaining her music lessons?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Louise performs many acts of service during her time as a nurse. What are some of the most significant examples of this service, and how do these events affects the characters involved in them?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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