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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. Who does Louise say she does not want to end up like?

2. Whom does Caroline think the Captain should marry?

3. What does the Captain tell Louise she was never meant to be?

4. What does Louise name her first son after?

5. What game does the Captain teach Caroline and Louise?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was destroyed in the storm?

2. What does Louise decide to do in an effort to change her luck?

3. What does the Captain choose to do with Trudy's money after her death?

4. How does Grandmother react after the news of Hiroshima?

5. What does Louise learn has happened after the storm is over?

6. What does Louise like most about the Captain, and why?

7. What does Louise name her first child, and why?

8. What does Louise's grandmother say after they find out what the Captain chooses to do with Trudy's money?

9. What does the Captain do to try to calm Louise's grandmother during the storm, and how does she respond?

10. Why does Louise's grandmother dislike the Captain?

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

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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