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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. What wakened Kitty in Chapter 29?
2. Who did Reg see at White Horse Tavern in Chapter 20?
3. Min and Evie find phone books from what years in Chapter 34?
4. In Chapter 34, what date is engraved on a watch that Evie finds?
5. What were Anne and Joan drinking in Chapter 28?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 34 what correspondence do Evie and Min find addressed to their grandmother?
2. Who joins the Miltons on the island, and what do they bring in Chapter 28?
3. In Chapter 26 what did Joan and her father do together when they returned to the island?
4. In Chapter 22, what did Joan tell Len he should do if she had a seizure, and what did he do about that?
5. What news did the Miltons and Dunc learn about Elsa and her family in Chapter 23?
6. What promise did Charlie Levy's father ask him to make, and what does Charlie do about it in Chapter 36?
7. What does Min say about selling the island in Chapter 8?
8. What were Kitty's thoughts when she watched Len and Reg walk toward her and the others?
9. What did Len and Joan do at the beginning of Chapter 19?
10. Why did Len find himself wandering through Pennsylvania Station in Chapter 18?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Joan took a job as a typist for a book publisher. Why was it unusual for a woman in Joan’s position to have a job, and what barriers was she pushing against? What barriers was her publisher trying to break through? What is communicated about breaking barriers through her job?
Essay Topic 3
A conflict is usually a struggle. What are some conflicts in the novel? Does the author use more internal or external conflicts? How do these conflicts affect the plot?
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