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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 23, what does Kya have for supper?
2. In Chapter 23, what is Kya wearing at the beginning of the chapter?
3. In Chapter 28, who is said to be crazy enough to have pushed Chase off the fire tower?
4. In Chapter 28, who says they saw Kya on her boat near the fire tower the night Chase died?
5. In Chapter 35, what does Tate give Kya?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 29, what does Kya read in the newspaper?
2. In Chapter 33, what news does Jodie tell Kya and what does he bring her?
3. In Chapter 49, how does the defense attorney try to say that Kya might have killed Chase, when she was supposed to have been in Greenville at the time?
4. In Chapter 31, how does Kya get the title to her land?
5. In Chapters 28, what does Hal Miller, a shrimper, tell the sheriff and his deputy?
6. In Chapter 26, what is Tate doing when Kya sees him?
7. In Chapter 41, why does Kya decide not to tell anyone that Chase attacked her?
8. In Chapter 37, how does Jumpin' try to signal to Kya that something is wrong, and what happens soon after?
9. In Chapter 24, what does Kya see from the fire tower, and what does she think of the view?
10. In Chapter 43, how does Kya describe what she sees in Tate's microscope?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 30, is in a dangerous situation, but that is not what causes her to be afraid. Why does Kya go out into the rough water and tides? How dangerous is her situation when a storm comes up? Why does she not fear the physical elements? What does she fear and why?
Essay Topic 2
Jumpin’ is a black man who sells supplies to Kya and others. How does Kya know Jumpin’? How are Jumpin’ and his wife instrumental in helping Kya survive on her own? Why does Kya think of Jumpin’ as a father figure?
Essay Topic 3
Kya begins a writing career. What is significant about Kya’s new career? How does this development develop her character and her self-sufficiency?
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