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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. To where does Caroline get a scholarship?

2. Where does Louise's mother offer to send her to school?

3. Why does Louise not go to her father's funeral?

4. Who does Louise say she does not want to end up like?

5. What does Louise think of herself after getting angry with Caroline?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was destroyed in the storm?

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

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

4. What does Call tell Louise and the Captain when he comes home from the war?

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

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

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

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

9. Who does the Captain marry, and why?

10. What does Louise learn has happened after the storm is over?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

The characters in this book all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write about their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.

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