Beyond the Bright Sea Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

"And I convinced myself that I would never see him again" (162) is an example of what literary device? (from Chapters 17 - 25)

A riddle.

A red herring.

Foreshadowing.

An exaggeration.

2.

Crow comments on the conversation between herself and Mrs. Pelham, "I sat beside her, and when she didn't move away I liked her very much" (150). Why does Crow like Mrs. Pelham? (from Chapters 17 - 25)

The woman does not keep her distance even though she knows Crow might have been born of parents with leprosy.

The woman seems like a grandmotherly type.

The woman is not dismissing her quickly like most adults do with children.

The woman has a nice fragrance about her.

3.

Why does Crow admit to Officer Kelly that her parents are buried on Penikese Island? (from Chapters 34 - 40)

She is not afraid to identify with them.

She does not want Miss Maggie to make up some wild story.

She hopes that maybe he will leave them alone.

She does not want to appear suspicious when she lies again.

4.

Why does the postmaster, Mr. Johnson, handle Crow's letter with his hand wrapped in newsprint (94)? (from Chapter 9 - 16)

He was putting the newspaper in the sack, too..

He does not want to smear the ink on the envelope.

He had just sprayed the letter with formaldehyde.

He does not want to risk getting any leprosy infection from Crow.

5.

The description of two dolphins leaping "in tandem, again and again, like colts in a blue meadow" (58) uses what literary device? (from Chapter 9 - 16)

A simile.

Anthropomorphism.

Personification.

A metaphor.

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