Orphan Island Comprehension Questions (Chaps. 1-4)

How does Jinny know that it was her responsibility to take care of the newest arriving child on Orphan Island?

• She was the most intelligent child on the Island

• She was now the Elder on the Island

• She was the lost child on the Island

• She was the calmest child on the Island

The children slept in:

• Cabins

• Tents

• Mills

• Barns

When it’s Dean’s turn to leave the Island, what is the mood?

• Joy

• Security

• Uncertainty

• Strife

Who does Jinny forget while she said a long goodbye to Dean?

• Her own purpose

• The new girl

• Her brother

• Dean’s brother

How does Jinny approach caring for Ess?

• With confidence

• With uncertainty

• With ease

• With anger

Jinny shows Ess the sunrise which symbolizes:

• Hope, light, and a new beginning

• Hope, light, and darkness

• Hope, light, and turmoil

• Hope, light, and the past

Jinny's feeling's towards Ess quickly shifted from:

• indifference to caring
• loving to caring
• confusion to mean spirited
• indifference to abandonment