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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator notice about the fountain in town?
(a) It is in a different place than she remembers.
(b) The dolphins are missing.
(c) The cherub in the middle is missing half its face.
(d) It is not as big as she remembers it.

2. The others decide they want to
(a) Stay on for the rest of the week.
(b) Hunt for bears.
(c) Continue fishing.
(d) Help the narrator find her father.

3. Though David catches the fish, the narrator must
(a) Throw it back as it is too small.
(b) Provide him with the bait and kill the fish.
(c) Hand it over to the Americans.
(d) Reel it in and kill it.

4. On the lake the narrator feels a sense of
(a) Cautiousness.
(b) Peace and homecoming.
(c) Love and longing for her family.
(d) Fear and foreboding.

5. The canoe trip is difficult for the group because
(a) The Americans have interrupted their progress.
(b) David and Joe cannot be trusted.
(c) The wind is strong and the group is inexperienced.
(d) The canoe is too heavy.

Short Answer Questions

1. David teaches

2. Reviewing her father's papers, the narrator discovers

3. As she travels through the town, the narrator feels

4. None of the others ask the narrator where she is going or what she is doing, which suggests

5. David blames the changes in the town and the negative outcomes on

Short Essay Questions

1. What change can be observed in the narrator at the start of the chapter?

2. How does the narrator now view her parents?

3. How does the narrator plan to survive without the cabin and the food from the garden.

4. Describe the narrator's flashback about the birth of her child.

5. What perceptions do her guests have of the town?

6. What happens when the narrator attempts to communicate with Joe in the chapter?

7. The narrator says that living on the island felt "normal" to her, which suggests what about her personality?

8. Why does the narrator take Joe outside in order to have sex with him?

9. Both of the childhood rhymes mentioned in the chapter have to do with what subject? Why are they important?

10. Why does the narrator decide to return to the city?

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