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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 strange object did the storm dig up?

2. What does Louise name her first son?

3. To where does Caroline get a scholarship?

4. What does Louise want to be when she grows up?

5. Whom does Caroline think the Captain should marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Louise's grandmother dislike the Captain?

2. What does Louise name her first child, and why?

3. What does Louise like most about the Captain, and why?

4. Who does the Captain marry, and why?

5. What does Louise say about the boredom she feels at school?

6. What does Louise's grandmother say after they find out what the Captain chooses to do with Trudy's money?

7. What does the Captain choose to do with Trudy's money after her death?

8. What does the Captain say to Louise at Christmas?

9. What does Louise do when she realizes that the older twin she caught at the end of the book is being ignored?

10. How does Louise feel about herself after the lotion incident, and what is appealing to her about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Irony is a strong theme in this book. What are some of the instances where irony is present, and how did these ironic events affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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