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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 many letters does Louise receive from Call?

2. When does Louise say she started to grow up?

3. To where does Louise get a scholarship?

4. How many times does Louise return to Rass?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Louise feel when she begins working for her father?

3. How does Louise describe Truitt?

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

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

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

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

8. Who does the Captain marry, and why?

9. What does the Captain do to try to calm Louise's grandmother during the storm, and how does she respond?

10. What does Louise say the water and the war are doing to the people on the island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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