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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. In Chapter 25, who does Dick Sherman say that Kitty Milton wanted to give Moss's share of the island?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) Reg Pauling.
(d) Ralph Ellison.

2. How old was Evie when her father died?
(a) 31.
(b) 30.
(c) 29.
(d) 28.

3. What were Joan and Moss doing when she had her first attack?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Digging for clams.
(c) Diving for starfish.
(d) Boating.

4. In Chapter 29, what does Joan have that Anne says her mother will not allow her to have?
(a) Car.
(b) Apartment.
(c) Job.
(d) Checkbook.

5. What is the name of the boat that brings Evie to the island in Chapter 27?
(a) Zoe.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Megan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stories tall was the barn on the island?

2. In Chapter 29, who did Kitty remember being frightened by the fog on the island?

3. What did Reg study at Harvard?

4. What bedroom did Kitty put Joan in in Chapter 26?

5. For how many years did Kitty look for Wilhelm Hoffman?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 29, who arrived at the end of the chapter, and what did Joan think when she saw them?

2. In Chapter 24, what papers did Len find at Milton Higginson?

3. At the end of Chapter 19, how often were Len and Joan meeting?

4. What does Min say about selling the island in Chapter 8?

5. What do Evie and her family have for dinner in Chapter 21, and how does the meal suit all of them?

6. What did Reg do in Chapter 20 with Len occupied?

7. In Chapter 30, what does Anne think when she sees the photograph of Moss, Evelyn, Joan, and Dickie that Evie shows her?

8. What dream awakened Kitty in Chapter 29?

9. How did Joan do when Kitty say her in the front room with Len in Chapter 33?

10. In Chapter 26 what did Joan and her father do together when they returned to the island?

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