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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes the comment Clement makes when Amanda tells him she wants to talk to him about Imogene?
(a) Lecherous.
(b) Rude.
(c) Odd.
(d) Kind.

2. Who watches Ruth pack before she leaves town?
(a) Carl.
(b) Imogene.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Amanda.

3. What do the low farm prices make people want to do in protest?
(a) Not sell their goods.
(b) Dump milk.
(c) Shut down their farms.
(d) Break eggs.

4. What does Amanda wonder about while watching Clement swim?
(a) Why Clement didn't marry her.
(b) Why she had demanded an exclusive relationship with Clement.
(c) Why Clement is so nice to her.
(d) Why Clement likes Imogene.

5. What is the name of the ship Carl gets a paying job on?
(a) The Rebecca Rae.
(b) The Mary Anna.
(c) The Andy Scott.
(d) The Elizabeth Sarah.

6. Where do Ruth and Imogene agree to meet in Part 2, Chapter 19?
(a) The train station.
(b) The Bait and Tackle Shop.
(c) The Post Office.
(d) In Chicago.

7. Where do Amanda and Clement go in Part 2, Chapter 15?
(a) The city.
(b) The island.
(c) The Bait and Tackle Shop.
(d) The Post Office.

8. Ruth suggests that she and Amanda go to ___________________ in Part 2, Chapter 19?
(a) Boston.
(b) Nevada.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

9. Who is insistent for Ruth to forge a letter?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Imogene.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Ruth.

10. Whom does Ruth care for in Part 2, Chapter 20?
(a) Rudy.
(b) Carl.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Imogene.

11. What does Ruth notice when arriving home in Part 2, Chapter 15?
(a) Carl is missing.
(b) A car at her house.
(c) A boat on the lake.
(d) Clement is missing.

12. Whom does Amanda spy on in Part 2, Chapter 14?
(a) Ruth.
(b) The Lindsgrens' House.
(c) The Owens' House.
(d) Carl.

13. What does Amanda admit to Ruth in Part 2, Chapter 17?
(a) She is not Ruth's aunt.
(b) She is Imogene's aunt.
(c) She is Imogene's mother.
(d) She is Ruth's mother.

14. How many laps does Clement swim before becoming exhausted when on the lake with Amanda?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Three.

15. What causes Amanda to become worried in Part 2, Chapter 12?
(a) She fears Carl has died.
(b) She fears Ruth has died.
(c) She thinks Carl will take Ruth.
(d) She thinks she has driven Carl away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose body heat revives Ruth after falling through the ice?

2. What happens to the letter that Imogene takes to Arthur?

3. What does Ruth force herself to feel toward Arthur after the drive they take together?

4. What is Carl's secret?

5. Who becomes jealous of Imogene's job with Mrs. Owen?

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