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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 months after Franny is put in prison in Chapter 15, does Lally Shaye beat her?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 16, what is everyone watching on the television when Franny comes inside?

3. In Chapter 14, what color dress was Iris wearing in a photograph?

4. How did Franny's father kill the man he murdered?

5. Since Ennis is not in his home port in Chapter 16, how many days will his vessel be frozen until it is released?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Franny find in the box her grandmother kept under her bed in Chapter 17?

2. At the end of Chapter 23, what conversation did Franny have with Ennis?

3. Where did Franny go in Chapter 18, and why did it cause bother Niall?

4. How did Franny describe love in Chapter 18?

5. What starts to fail on the ship in Chapter 21?

6. How does Franny get water in Chapter 23?

7. What did Niall say about following the Arctic Tern, and what did Franny know would happen?

8. What did Franny learn when she and Niall visited John Torpey?

9. Who was FInnegan, and how did he die?

10. What does Ennis say is the situation in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Niall’s told Franny that he had an unhappy childhood. What type of relationship did Niall have with his parents? Did he have a stronger or better relationship with one parent or the other? How did his relationship with his parents affect his memories of his childhood?

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