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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. The narrator says her father's house is difficult to find because
(a) Evans keeps taking wrong turns.
(b) No one really wants to find him.
(c) Camouflage was one of his best abilities.
(d) Neighbors were a nuisance to him.

2. David slips in and out of "a yokel dialect," which implies
(a) He came from the country originally.
(b) He has contempt for the town and the people.
(c) He does not know they speak French in Canada.
(d) His identity is flexible as well.

3. While the narrator shops, her companions
(a) Have found a clue about her father.
(b) Find transportation to the cabin.
(c) Decide to return to the city.
(d) Drink beer in the motel.

4. David wants to stay on the island
(a) To find the narrator's father.
(b) To escape his responsibilities.
(c) To be alone with the narrator.
(d) To do some fishing.

5. What does the narrator find hanging from a tree?
(a) A dead fish.
(b) A torn-up doll.
(c) A dead heron.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In school pictures, the narrator's face was always

2. What were the subjects of the narrator's drawings in her scrapbooks?

3. The narrator reveals that her parents have not forgiven her for

4. The narrator's description of the city they drive through is

5. The narrator has identified two different women in town known as Madame because

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator believe she sees at the end of the chapter?

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

3. Why is the narrator bothered by the new road, and the ease with which she is able to arrive at her destination?

4. Why does Joe's marriage proposal remind the narrator of her first wedding day?

5. How is the narrator changing as she remembers her past?

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

7. What kind of relationship does the narrator seem to have with Joe?

8. What stops the narrator from responding to Joe's voice?

9. Why does the narrator refuse to believe David and Anna's story about her father?

10. Why does the narrator assume the old town priest is dead?

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