Beyond the Bright Sea Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

The phrase about the rain "rapping its wet fingers on the windowpanes" (258) is an example of which literary device? (from Chapters 34 - 40)

A simile.

Personification.

A metaphor.

Anthropomorphism.

2.

Why do the Cuttyhunk Islanders assume Crow came from Penikese Island? (from Prologue - Chapter 8)

Crow has dark skin like many of the African lepers who were sent there.

They are afraid some of the stories of lepers escaping them might be coming true.

No one else came forward to claim Crow.

Ir was the closest island from which a small ship could sail.

3.

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 has a nice fragrance about her.

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

The woman seems like a grandmotherly type.

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

4.

Osh talks with Crow about his former country that was filled with "mindless, heartless, stupid rage" and how he and others were treated as "less than others" (87). Why does the author never mention the country by name? (from Chapter 9 - 16)

Osh's background is still somewhat of a mystery without the country.

The author does not want to be political.

The focus is on bringing injustice and prejudice to light everywhere.

The country and the situation are fictitious.

5.

In Crow's description of Mrs. Pelham on Page 148, what does she mean by the phrase, "I wondered what had mapped her face like that"? (from Chapters 17 - 25)

She wondered why some people look younger than their age.

She wondered what things had taken place in her life that created the lines and creases on her face.

She wondered if Mrs. Pelham and somehow gotten a skin disease from caring for Jason.

She wondered why Mrs. Pelham did her makeup like she did.

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