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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's grandmother say Louise is in danger of while the Captain stays at the house?

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

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

4. How does Louise describe her soul after Call's marriage?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Louise describe Truitt?

2. What was destroyed in the storm?

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

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

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

6. Who does the Captain marry, and why?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 are the different stages of Call's relationship with Caroline, and how do these stages affect Louise and the progression of the plot?

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