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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 33, who helped Joan take the dishes to the house?

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

3. In Chapter 20, how long did Reg say that he had to work to buy a ticket to France?

4. In Chapter 28, by what time did Evelyn had everyone organized?

5. At the end of Chapter 18, what time did Joan arrange to meet Len the next day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were Kitty's thoughts when she watched Len and Reg walk toward her and the others?

3. What does Evie remember about dinnertime on the island at the end of Chapter 27?

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

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

6. What dream awakened Kitty in Chapter 29?

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

8. In Chapter 22, what did Joan tell Len he should do if she had a seizure, and what did he do about that?

9. What promise did Charlie Levy's father ask him to make, and what does Charlie do about it in Chapter 36?

10. Who was Evie's father and what does she remember about him in Chapter 30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Moss mean when he had the idea that blacks and whites could walk through the same doors? What is conveyed about the limitation of race or religious background through his ideas and conversations with Reg?

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe the relationship between Joan and Len? Why did their relationship fail?

Essay Topic 3

The island became a favorite place for the Miltons. What did the island symbolize?

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