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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator takes her guests to visit what local oddity?
(a) The motel.
(b) The teepee.
(c) The bottle house.
(d) The fountain.

2. The narrator tells Paul
(a) That her father is probably dead.
(b) That her father is away on a trip.
(c) That her father has gone insane.
(d) That her father has returned to the island.

3. While the narrator shops, her companions
(a) Have found a clue about her father.
(b) Find transportation to the cabin.
(c) Drink beer in the motel.
(d) Decide to return to the city.

4. The fact that the narrator cannot speak the language of her hometown suggests
(a) She does not fully identify with it, and does not feel understood.
(b) She rejects the idea that she is French Canadian.
(c) She feels foreign.
(d) She does not care about communicating with her parents' friends.

5. When Paul sees the narrator
(a) He confronts her angrily.
(b) He denies having written her.
(c) He runs to greet her.
(d) He does not recognize her.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator decides it would be easy for a person who is hiding to

2. The narrator thinks she cannot communicate with Joe because

3. Who interrupts the narrator in the outhouse and why?

4. The narrator finally tells Anna

5. The narrator claims to rehearse

Short Essay Questions

1. When the narrator discovers that the other campers are Canadian, not American as she had suspected, what new fear grips her.

2. What does the narrator reveal about the lake and river?

3. What attitude does the narrator express about the emotions of others?

4. Why does the narrator believe there are rules for what she can and cannot do on the island?

5. The narrator says that living on the island felt "normal" to her, which suggests what about her personality?

6. What is significant about David's interest in fishing and filming Random Samples?

7. When the narrator reviews old photos she claims to see the missing part of herself. What is the missing part?

8. What is significant about the fact that the others have locked the narrator out of the cabin?

9. Why does the narrator assume the old town priest is dead?

10. Both of the childhood rhymes mentioned in the chapter have to do with what subject? Why are they important?

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