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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. How do the islanders feel when they find out whom the Captain is?

2. Where did Louise see the ad that she writes in response to hoping to get money?

3. From what country were the captured saboteurs?

4. How does Louise say God makes her feel?

5. What is the first name of the owner of the cat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened that shamed Hiram Wallace to the point that he left the island?

2. What secret did Trudy's father keep from the other islanders?

3. What does Louise do in addition to crabbing to earn some money?

4. What does the narrator describe in the first chapter?

5. What does Caroline plan to do over the summer and why?

6. How do most women on the island feel about the bay?

7. When did Louise say she was the center of attention?

8. What did Louise's father do before becoming a waterman?

9. How does Louise's relationship with Call and the Captain start to change, and why?

10. How do the islanders feel when they find out whom the Captain really is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in this book and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Patterson have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write about their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affects the characters around them.

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