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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. In Chapter 21, what does Evie say that her uncle Moss did?
2. What does Charlie give Evie that he says her father wanted to be placed on a point on the island in Chapter 36?
3. Where would Len and Joan meet after work in Chapter 19?
4. What is the name of the boat that brings Evie to the island in Chapter 27?
5. In Chapter 34, what date is engraved on a watch that Evie finds?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 24, what papers did Len find at Milton Higginson?
2. How did Joan do when Kitty say her in the front room with Len in Chapter 33?
3. What were Kitty's thoughts when she watched Len and Reg walk toward her and the others?
4. Who joins the Miltons on the island, and what do they bring in Chapter 28?
5. What promise did Charlie Levy's father ask him to make, and what does Charlie do about it in Chapter 36?
6. Who was Evie's father and what does she remember about him in Chapter 30?
7. What do Evie and her family have for dinner in Chapter 21, and how does the meal suit all of them?
8. What secret did Kitty tell Reg in Chapter 35?
9. What does Min say about selling the island in Chapter 8?
10. In Chapter 28, what did Moss tell Joan?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The island became a favorite place for the Miltons. What did the island symbolize?
Essay Topic 2
Ogden’s father took him to visit the Erie Canal when he was a boy. What did Ogden learn when he was there? What principle did he learn that became a guideline by which he lived his life?
Essay Topic 3
Evie and Min have different feelings about getting rid of the island. What do each of them feel about the island and letting it go? How do they see the place differently? How does the perspective that each of them has affect their feelings about getting rid of the island?
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