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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 much older was Niall than Franny?

2. Who work day and night on the equipment on the boat in Chapter 21?

3. How far is the Saghani from a fishery in Chapter 23?

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

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. In Chapter 16, who tries to attack Franny and why?

2. Who did Franny manage to offend in prison, and what happened because she offended that person?

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

4. What did Niall say about her mother and the search for what happened to her?

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

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

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

8. What law passes in Chapter 16?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Franny sleepwalks. What are some times that Franny sleepwalks? How do Franny’s emotions affect her sleepwalking?

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

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?

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