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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. In Chapter 11, why did Elsa say she was in the U.S.?

2. In Chapter 6, how many pairs of shoes did Harry Lowell say were being produced?

3. What does Paul offer Evie when she wakes in Chapter 17?

4. How long had it been in Chapter 15 since Ogden hired Solly Weinberg?

5. What year was it in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Reg and Len see when they went to Moss's party in Chapter 16?

2. How did Evelyn and Dickie's relationship unfold?

3. How did Kitty feel at the end of Chapter 10 when she saw Willy?

4. In Chapter 7, what picture does Evie have of her grandparents?

5. How did Len and Reg meet?

6. What photograph do Evie and Paul discuss in Chapter 17?

7. What were the Milton children going to do in Chapter 13?

8. What do Kitty, Ogden, Dunc, and Pris see when they approach Crockett Island in Chapter 8?

9. When was Paul introduced to stumble stones, and what are they?

10. What did Kitty think of Elsa when she met her in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How were the Miltons labelled and perceived by other characters in the novel. Did they live up to these assumptions, or did they defy them?

Essay Topic 2

Evie and Min have different feelings about getting rid of the island. What do each of them feel about the island and letting it go? How do they see the place differently? How does the perspective that each of them has affect their feelings about getting rid of the island?

Essay Topic 3

Evie had a conflicted relationship with her mother. How would you describe the relationship Evie had with her mother? How did that relationship affect Evie’s life?

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