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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 times a day in Chapter 5, does Franny return to check on the terns?

2. Who has been sneaking bread crumbs to the terns in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 5, where is the bird the ship is following guiding them?

4. In Chapter 7, what time did Niall Lynch go to Franny's?

5. How old was Basil when he went to Ireland?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, where was Franny four years ago and why?

2. What happens to Samuel in Chapter 10?

3. What relationship did Franny have with crows when she was six?

4. What happened to the Bermuda petrel?

5. Where is the crew going in Chapter 11 and why?

6. Where do Gammy and Samuel have their home?

7. What has Franny accomplished in Chapter 1?

8. In Chapter 9, what does Franny tell Ennis that she has learned about the ocean?

9. What discussion do Ennis and Franny have about following the terns in Chapter 5, and which birds do they follow?

10. In Chapter 2, how did Franny remember losing her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, most animals and birds are extinct. What happened to the animals and birds in the novel? What is revealed about extinction in the book and how does it affect characters?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Franny and Niall married after knowing one another a short time. How would you describe the relationship between Franny and Niall? How did her emotional issues affect the relationship?

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