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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. Why does Caroline give up vocal lessons?

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

4. Whom does Caroline help prepare for the storm?

5. How many teachers does the school on Rass have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What occasions does Louise return to Rass Island for?

3. Who does the Captain marry, and why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Louise performs many acts of service during her time as a nurse. What are some of the most significant examples of this service, and how do these events affects the characters involved in them?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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