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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 people eat dinner at Samuel's house in Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 5, how many birds land on the Saghani?

3. How long after the kiss in the aviary did Niall and Franny marry?

4. How long have Samuel and his wife been married?

5. In Chapter 1, how long has Franny been on her own?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Franny save in Chapter 7 and how does she save them?

3. Why does Franny go to the ocean after dinner in Chapter 13?

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

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

6. Where does Niall go when Franny follows him in Chapter 9?

7. What are Franny's chores on the Saghani in Chapter 3?

8. In Chapter 7, where did Franny see Niall for the third time that day?

9. What has Franny accomplished in Chapter 1?

10. What were the circumstances of Franny's birth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does the author use personification in the book? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 2

Franny and Niall visit John Torpey. What does Franny learn about herself from Torpey? How does the information Torpey provides that give Franny insight into family and herself?

Essay Topic 3

Franny kept looking for her mother. Why was Franny not able to find her mother? Why did Franny remove the memory of her mother’s death from her memory? How does Franny alter memories and why?

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