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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who's quarries can be found on Courne Haven?
(a) Dr. Jules Ellis'.
(b) Dr. Julius Esby's.
(c) Dr. Jeb Everton's.
(d) Dr. James Eton's.

2. What is the name of the store that remains in Chapter 3?
(a) Ellis General Store.
(b) Ellis Granite Company Store.
(c) Ellis Company General Store.
(d) Ellis Penny and Dime.

3. How do the locals feel about the Ellises?
(a) They resent them.
(b) They ignore them.
(c) They idolize them.
(d) They envy them.

4. What produces a distinctive population on these islands?
(a) A native race that resides only on these islands.
(b) The intermarriage among the Germans and the Japanese.
(c) The settlers did not and have not married outside their race.
(d) The intermarriage among the Scottish and the Irish.

5. What does Ruth write to Mary about in Chapter 2?
(a) Puberty.
(b) How she hates being home.
(c) How she wishes she were wealthy so she could travel the world.
(d) The relief she feels at being home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cal polishing when Ruth and the others approach him in Chapter 3?

2. What does Ebbett do during the war years?

3. What do some of the workers do when the granite industry folds?

4. What does Ruth like to do as a child?

5. What state are Fort Niles and Courne Haven islands off the coast of?

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