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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Louise's sister plan to do over the summer?
(a) Practice singing.
(b) Get a good tan.
(c) Go on a trip.
(d) Write her autobiography.

2. How much of her money does Louise give to her mother?
(a) One tenth.
(b) A third.
(c) Half.
(d) A quarter.

3. How does Louise describe Call in Chapter 1?
(a) Slow.
(b) Funny.
(c) Skinny.
(d) Pudgy.

4. What does water represent to the families on Rass Island?
(a) More of the same.
(b) Livelihood and entertainment.
(c) Wealth and stability.
(d) Danger and chaos.

5. Who runs to get assistance for the cat owner?
(a) Louise.
(b) Call.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Caroline.

6. How do the wives on the island describe the bay?
(a) As a goddess.
(b) As a mistress.
(c) As a fickle lover.
(d) As a protectress.

7. What does the strange man make for Louise when he catches her looking through his window?
(a) Juice.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Hot cocoa.
(d) Tea.

8. What does Louise say she has delusions of in Chapter 1?
(a) Love.
(b) Beauty.
(c) The future.
(d) Adventure.

9. What does Louise's letter say?
(a) They want money to publish her lyrics.
(b) She has won the prize.
(c) He is inviting her to dinner.
(d) He tells her about the war.

10. What does Louise write to try to earn money?
(a) A story line.
(b) Song lyrics.
(c) An ad jingle.
(d) A poem.

11. What makes it difficult to breathe during the summer in Rass?
(a) Smoke.
(b) A thick haze.
(c) Extreme humidity.
(d) Steam.

12. What does Caroline go to the mainland weekly for?
(a) Flute lessons.
(b) Violin lessons.
(c) Vocal lessons.
(d) Piano lessons.

13. How old was Louise when she first learned to catch crabs?
(a) Six.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

14. What occupation does Louise think the strange man holds?
(a) A recruiter.
(b) A thief.
(c) A spy.
(d) A priest.

15. What does Louise say her grandmother's life has consisted of?
(a) Waiting.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Ignorance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Call in Chapter 1?

2. What does Louise call the strange man after they meet?

3. How old were the sisters when they had whooping cough?

4. Who says they know where the new people at the ferry are going?

5. What does Louise not want to celebrate after hearing about Pearl Harbor?

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