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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 did Laura's train ticket expire?

2. How much was each gold piece given to Laura in San Francisco worth?

3. What was the large mast on an island for?

4. Where was Pelkie from?

5. What did Gillette blame the lack of newspaper jobs on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Laura ask her husband to send all further mail to Rose's house?

2. How did Laura describe the fog horns?

3. What did Kreisler say about the treatment of soldiers in his unit?

4. What did the editor say about Rolf Pelkie in a footnote?

5. What was the private letter about?

6. Why did Rose tell her father she would keep her mother away from scones for a while?

7. What did Laura say about her life after seeing how hard Rose worked at her own job?

8. What did Rose say in a postcard about the dog show she and Laura went to?

9. What did Laura say was her main reason for taking the trip to San Francsico?

10. What about Goat Island was so intriguing to Laura?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Laura and Rose have such a strong bond, and how did this relationship change Rose's life?

Essay Topic 2

Who were some of the famous people that Rose came in contact with in her career, and how did her interactions with these people change her life?

Essay Topic 3

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which people were most motivated by them?

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