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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what did Tom's friend do for a living until he was handicapped by Huntington's disease?

2. What did Pat's mother die from?

3. In Chapter 17, how old is Mary Fergusson?

4. When was Tom's father born?

5. How many letters does Anna get at the end of Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 21, what work has Anna been offered?

2. How does Anna get to Shetland?

3. In Chapter 24, what does Anna give her mother for a present?

4. In Chapter 26, why does Tom send Anna away?

5. What does Anna learn about her father and his family in Chapter 17?

6. In Chapter 18, who does Anna find at Tom's house?

7. Why does Kirsty want Anna to watch Hamish for two weeks in July?

8. At the end of Chapter 15, why will Tom not read Anna's letter to Fran, and why does he think the letter is okay?

9. How did Tom's father die?

10. What does Collette say about Anna going to Lost Cay in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of A Drop in the Ocean? Do events and locations change the mood?

Essay Topic 2

Morrie Spence has Huntington’s disease. What challenges does Morrie have because of Huntington’s disease? How does the way that he deals with the disease demonstrate how people can deal with a debilitating illness?

Essay Topic 3

Anna had a very close relationship with her father. What had Anna’s father told her about his family? What does Anna learn about his family when she visits them? How does the things that Anna learns change her opinion of her father?

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