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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 does Louise feel when she presents her idea of not celebrating?

2. What is the name of the island where the narrator lives?

3. What did Mrs. Bradshaw come to the island to work as?

4. What does the Captain want to do with Trudy's cats?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the girls in town feel about Mr. Rice?

2. What does Louise feel guilty about after school lets out?

3. What do Call and Louise find when they return a cat to Auntie Braxton?

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

5. What does the Captain do to reveal his identity?

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

7. What do Louise and Call do every day after school lets out for the summer?

8. What did the Captain want to do with Trudy's cats, and why did that not happen?

9. Why does Caroline have to go to the mainland in Chapter 4?

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

Louise performs many acts of service during her time as a nurse. What are some of the most significant examples of this service, and how do these events affects the characters involved in them?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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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