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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. How many girls are said to eat lunch together at school?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) A dozen.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

2. Clement convinces Theresa to invest in _____________.
(a) Lakefront property.
(b) A home in the city.
(c) Beachfront property.
(d) A farmhouse.

3. What is the name of the school that Ruth attends?
(a) Sunny Pastures.
(b) The Lakeridge School.
(c) Dalraida Elementary.
(d) Randolph Elementary.

4. Amanda agrees to take time away from _____________.
(a) Her house.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her work.
(d) Her family.

5. Who is considered to be uppity at Mathilda's birth?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Rudy.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Mathilda's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is nicknamed Amy?

2. What do Carl and Ruth do on Saturdays?

3. Who finds it wrong to lie to Ruth?

4. Who considers starting a tour boat company?

5. Who refrains from commenting on Ruth's friendship with Imogene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amanda recall about little Ruth in Part 2, Chapter 10?

2. Who is Bert Weiss?

3. Why can't Amanda face returning to the island?

4. Compare Ruth's popularity at school to Imogene's.

5. Who is Hilda Grossman? What is her role in the novel?

6. What is Ruth's behavior toward Hilda?

7. What does Ruth remember about the night she hid under the bed at the cabin?

8. Discuss the narration in Part 1, Chapter 1.

9. What is recalled about Amanda when Mathilda is born?

10. What does Clement contemplate in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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