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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 do neighboring women bring to Ruth and Sylvie?
(a) a lawnmower
(b) casseroles, knitted scarves, gloves, and hats
(c) cleaning supplies
(d) dog food and a leash

2. What does the sheriff tell Ruth about the next day?
(a) Lucille will meet her at the library.
(b) It is his birthday.
(c) She is being taken away.
(d) She better be in school.

3. What does Sylvie say her husband does for a living?
(a) He is unemployed.
(b) He is a teacher.
(c) He is a sailor.
(d) He is a doctor.

4. What does Ruth believe her mother's death has turned Ruth's memories of her into?
(a) bitterness
(b) an icon
(c) hope
(d) love

5. What does Ruth do when the trash fire has gone out?
(a) eats dinner
(b) hides in the orchard
(c) goes to bed
(d) goes to the lake

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sylvie do with all the newspapers and magazines in the house?

2. Who follows Sylvie and Ruth as they walk home?

3. What does Lucille do with the dress pattern and fabric?

4. What do the girls clear off the kitchen table?

5. What does Lucille see when she turns the lights on in the kitchen one night?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Sylvie do to continue to change enough to keep Ruth?

2. What does Sylvie do when Lucille asks about her husband?

3. What happens when Lucille yells at Sylvie about sleeping on the bench?

4. Why does the sheriff visit Ruth and Sylvie and what do some neighboring women do about his visit?

5. What happens when Ruth and Lucille try to sew?

6. Describe what happens the day the girls spend the night away from home.

7. Where do Sylvie and Ruth spend the night when they leave the island?

8. What happens when Sylvie and Ruth take a boat at the lake?

9. Why does Sylvie wake Ruth up before dawn after Lucille has left?

10. What does Lucille do about the sewing after fighting with Ruth?

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