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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of festival does Magnus and his band play in at the end of Chapter 24?
(a) Folk.
(b) River Road.
(c) Old Shetland.
(d) Blues.

2. What is the name of Pat's daughter?
(a) Susie.
(b) Maddie.
(c) Lindsey.
(d) Bridget.

3. What did Pat's mother die from?
(a) Breast cancer.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Cervical cancer.
(d) Ovarian cancer.

4. About how long is the creature that Tom takes Anna to see in Chapter 14?
(a) At least 3 meters.
(b) About 3.5 meters.
(c) 5 meters.
(d) 2 meters.

5. How old was Tom when his father threw a plate at his mother and started hiting her?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

6. Before Tom's father died, how long did it take his mother to feed him for every meal?
(a) 70 minutes.
(b) About an hour.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) About an hour and a half.

7. In Chapter 18, how often does Tom's friend come to visit?
(a) Every six months.
(b) Once a year.
(c) Every other year.
(d) About every three months.

8. In Chapter 21, how long is the grant for that is offered to Anna?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 30 months.

9. After Hamish gets sick in Chapter 20 and recovers, how often do Hamish and Anna Skype with Kirsty?
(a) Every weekend.
(b) Every night.
(c) Every other night.
(d) Every 3 days.

10. In Chapter 23, how early does Magnus usually leave to go fishing?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 6:30.
(d) 5:30.

11. How much younger is Anna's husband than her mother?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 13 years.

12. In Chapter 14, when do Tom and Anna leave for Lost Cay?
(a) 11.
(b) 1.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

13. How many letters does Anna get at the end of Chapter 23?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

14. When was Tom's father born?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1945.

15. Since when have people lived in Shetland?
(a) 2,900 BC.
(b) 4,100 BC.
(c) 1,900 BC.
(d) 3,400 BC.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long are Tom and Collette gone when Tom comes back to show something in Chapter 14?

2. What is the name of a lecturer that Fran's husband has an affair with?

3. In Chapter 16, who leaves?

4. In Chapter 13, how old is Anna's mother?

5. What jewelry does Anna buy for Pat in Chapter 23?

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