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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. What is Tom's mother's name?

2. What is the name of Anna's mother's older sister?

3. What is the name of the town Anna drives to in Chapter 17?

4. What month is it in Chapter 21?

5. In Chapter 15, how long have Fran and her husband been married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Pat come to see Anna in Chapter 16?

5. In Chapter 23, what does Tom tell Anna in his letter to her?

6. What are Anna's days and nights like when she is watching Hamish in Chapter 20?

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

8. In Chapter 13, why does Anna have a bad night?

9. How does Anna get to Shetland?

10. What advice does Anna's mother give her regarding Tom in Chapter 24?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anna has never felt close to her mother. How and why does Anna’s relationship with her mother change?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Anna becomes friends with Pat. How does the relationship develop between Anna and Pat? How does Pat’s cancer affect the growth of the relationship? What does their relationship indicate about friendship?

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