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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 did Franny try to use to commit suicide in Chapter 15?

2. Who drags Franny back to the dinghy in Chapter 23?

3. How long does Franny tell the crew of the Saghani that she spent in prison in Limerick?

4. In Chapter 18, how old was Franny?

5. What carcass does Niall have in his lab in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ushuaia, and why does Ennis take the Saghani there?

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

3. In Chapter 19, what does Franny tell the crew about herself?

4. What did Franny do at the beginning of Chapter 15 when she was in Limerick Prison?

5. How did Beth, Franny's roommate help her and why?

6. What did Niall and Franny do for their first annivesary in Chapter 22?

7. How did Franny try to deal with her sleepwaking after her marriage?

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

9. What happened in Chapter 20, when Niall and Franny spent a weekend at his parents' home?

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

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 2

Anik and Ennis have been sailing together for a long time. Why do they always sail together? What does their relationship reveal about endurance?

Essay Topic 3

One of the settings in the novel is the ocean. What does the ocean represent for various characters, especially Franny?

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