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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 31, how far did Reg and Len have to walk from the train station to the ferry landing?

2. When did Moss die?

3. When does the lawyer say in Chapter 25 that the trust from Milton will run out?

4. Where did Len and Joan go after the Met in Chapter 19?

5. In Chapter 27, when do Paul and Seth plan to come to the island?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What dream awakened Kitty in Chapter 29?

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

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

10. In Chapter 28, what did Moss tell Joan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Moss was a troubled man who was not looking forward to becoming a banker. What did Moss long to do? How did the loss of his dreams lead to his death?

Essay Topic 2

Elsa was hanged by the Nazis. How did Ogden feel when he learned about Elsa’s death? How did Dunc and Kitty feel? Were they responsible for her death?

Essay Topic 3

Evie wrote a book about the anchoress. What was an anchoress? What were their motives and their power?

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