Beyond the Bright Sea Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Osh tells Crow that the most important things to learn are the letters and numbers and then how to fish and farm. What does he mean by, "The rest is salt and pepper"(30)? (from Prologue - Chapter 8)

Every other bit of knowledge is like adding seasoning to food, nice to have but not necessary.

Anything else Crow learns will get sprinkled on over time by the people who come to visit the island.

The basics are easy to come by, but everything else is difficult to learn.

Crow has learned what she can, but more of a formal education is too expensive.

2.

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 metaphor.

Personification.

A simile.

Anthropomorphism.

3.

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 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.

She wondered why some people look younger than their age.

4.

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.

5.

Why does the author not reveal the entirety of Osh's real name, especially once he speaks it to Crow and Miss Maggie? (from Chapters 26 - 33)

Osh's complete name is unknown.

The name itself is not important.

Osh does not tell his real last name.

The name is too difficult to see or read.

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