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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. What kind of party does Carl have in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) A card party.
(b) A drinking party.
(c) A Christmas party.
(d) A dance party.

2. As a child, what does Ruth believe her mother to be?
(a) A mermaid.
(b) An angel.
(c) An Indian.
(d) A fairy.

3. Who mimics Hilda?
(a) Joe.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Rudy.
(d) Carl.

4. Who is Amanda unable to reach while dreaming?
(a) Carl.
(b) Imogene.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Mathilda.

5. What causes Amanda to be sick in Part 1, Chapter 7?
(a) Mathilda's death.
(b) Carl taking Ruth away.
(c) Her pregnancy.
(d) Her mother's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does not object when Amanda returns to her work at the hospital, accepting the worst assignments?

2. Whose comments cause Carl's suspicions of Mathilda's drowning to rise?

3. Who dislikes Carl for not being able to take care of Ruth?

4. Whom does Hilda begin to take care of?

5. Who drops Clement's vacuum idea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the Lakeridge School.

2. What happens on March 27, 1919?

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

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

5. What happens at the hospital when Carl and Ruth go to see Amanda?

6. How do Amanda's parents die?

7. How do Ruth and Imogene become friends?

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

9. What is Amanda's reaction to Ruth being at the island?

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

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