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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 does Grandmother think Trudy died?

2. How much money does Louise have saved from her crabbing?

3. Where does water remain after the storm?

4. To where does Louise get a scholarship?

5. Where does Grandmother sleep while the Captain stays at the Bradshaw house after the storm?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Grandmother react after the news of Hiroshima?

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

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

5. How does Louise describe Truitt?

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

7. Who does the Captain marry, and why?

8. What does Louise decide to do in an effort to change her luck?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Patterson have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Education and the importance of training is a constant theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by it?

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