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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 is Robert related to Ginny?

2. How does Ginny describe the tone of voice that calls her in this section?

3. What two things does Ginny say come from Haiti?

4. What does Stuart say he does for a living?

5. What kind of store does Glynn's father own?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ginny think a death bed was as a child?

2. What is Ginny's job at the Yacht Club?

3. What romantic ideals does Rhiannon hold about Ginny's current situation?

4. What problem does Helen have with her father?

5. What does Ginny know about Glynn Williams?

6. What does Dafydd say happened on the bridge?

7. Why does Ginny call Robert a white cuckoo?

8. What does Ginny know about social workers?

9. In what way does the chapter end well for Ginny?

10. Why does Ginny like Rhiannon's parents so much?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

What influence have the following people had on Ginny's life?

1. Her father.

2. Her mother.

3. Andy.

4. Rhiannon.

Essay Topic 3

How does it affect both Robert and Ginny when they hear their Grandparents are racist? In what way does it show the difference between Ginny and Robert? What kind of environment would Ginny's Grandparents been brought up in to have such beliefs?

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