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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 does Louise name the twin girl she delivers at the end of the book?

2. What branch of the military does Call join?

3. What religion does Joseph follow?

4. What does Louise name her first son?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was destroyed in the storm?

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

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

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

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

6. Who does the Captain marry, and why?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the title of the book, and what role does it play in the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Security and safety are two themes that are touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in this book and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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