Beyond the Bright Sea Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does the postmaster, Mr. Johnson, handle Crow's letter with his hand wrapped in newsprint (94)? (from Chapter 9 - 16)

He does not want to smear the ink on the envelope.

He was putting the newspaper in the sack, too..

He does not want to risk getting any leprosy infection from Crow.

He had just sprayed the letter with formaldehyde.

2.

The phrase about the rain "rapping its wet fingers on the windowpanes" (258) is an example of which literary device? (from Chapters 34 - 40)

A metaphor.

Personification.

A simile.

Anthropomorphism.

3.

The description of two dolphins leaping "in tandem, again and again, like colts in a blue meadow" (58) uses what literary device? (from Chapter 9 - 16)

A metaphor.

A simile.

Personification.

Anthropomorphism.

4.

"And I convinced myself that I would never see him again" (162) is an example of what literary device? (from Chapters 17 - 25)

Foreshadowing.

A red herring.

A riddle.

An exaggeration.

5.

Crow comments on the conversation between herself and Mrs. Pelham, "I sat beside her, and when she didn't move away I liked her very much" (150). Why does Crow like Mrs. Pelham? (from Chapters 17 - 25)

The woman does not keep her distance even though she knows Crow might have been born of parents with leprosy.

The woman has a nice fragrance about her.

The woman is not dismissing her quickly like most adults do with children.

The woman seems like a grandmotherly type.

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