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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, who helps Anna deliver Kirsty's baby?
(a) Bill and VIolet.
(b) Ben and Diane.
(c) Pat.
(d) Tom.

2. What was the name of Anna's PhD supervisor?
(a) Professor Lang.
(b) Professor Dill.
(c) Professor Laird.
(d) Professor Knight.

3. In Chapter 4, how long does Anna think it takes a turtle to dig a hole for her eggs?
(a) About 20 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) At least 30 minutes.

4. In Chapter 2, how many food boxes does Anna bring when she comes to the island?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

5. Where has Anna spent her time doing her research?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what is the name of the black-and-white-striped fish that Anna sees and that her father identified for her when she was a child?

2. How old are Violet's children?

3. What is Kirsty's baby's name?

4. What is the name of a fish that swims below Pat and Anna in Chapter 6?

5. When does it start getting too cold to swim in the sea without a wetsuit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anna struggle to sleep in Chapter 3?

2. How did having a New Year's party at Tom's become a ritual?

3. What is the turtle rodeo?

4. What advertisement does Fran show Anna in Chapter 1?

5. Why does Anna say there has been a mass exodus from the island in Chapter 10?

6. Who are Bill and Violet?

7. What happens when Anna is about to leave her cabin during the cyclone and go to Basil's house?

8. What is the campsite area like that Anna is to supervise?

9. What does Kirsty name her baby, and what is he like?

10. Where does Anna go for breakfast on her birthday, and what does she have?

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