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

2. In Chapter 25, who does Dick Sherman say that Kitty Milton wanted to give Moss's share of the island?

3. When did Len see Joan again at Pennsylvania Station in Chapter 18?

4. What did Reg remember was the name of his principal in high school?

5. In Chapter 22, when was Joan going to Maine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What secret did Kitty tell Reg in Chapter 35?

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Len find himself wandering through Pennsylvania Station in Chapter 18?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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