Beyond the Bright Sea Quiz

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Why did Crow's parents bury the treasure in the baby's grave in the cemetery? (from Chapters 26 - 33)

They wanted it far from their cottage where someone would surely come looking.

They did not want to be tempted to dig it up and spend it.

They knew it would be safe because no one would enter the place where lepers were buried.

They needed to put something in the ground to make the baby's grave look real.

Consider Crow's clothes. What does the phrase "shook the stiff out of it" (96) mean? (from Chapter 9 - 16)

Crow's shirt is brand new and has not been broken in yet.

The sea breezes shake the laundry dry and make it nice and soft.

Crow's clothing needs shaking to be softer because it is stiff from the salty seawater.

Crow is smoothing out her laundry from having starched and dried it in the sun.

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)

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

The country and the situation are fictitious.

The author does not want to be political.

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

As Miss Maggie is sharing some of the information she has learned at the library concerning the leper colony, why is Crow so interested in learning about the various countries Maggie mentions (62)? (from Chapter 9 - 16)

Her skin color is different from other islanders, so she wants to know their origins.

She wants to know about the geography of these places.

She wants to know if Osh is from any of these countries.

She wants to know if she is really an American.

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 has a nice fragrance about her.

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