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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of Ebbett's sons?
(a) Gregory and Wilson.
(b) Stanley and Len.
(c) Ricky, Jonas and Paul.
(d) Peter, Jack, Samuel and Carl.

2. Who is described as being an aggressive lobsterman?
(a) Angus.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Simon.
(d) Luther.

3. Who does Ruth stay with when her parents go away for a short time in Chapter 1?
(a) Simon.
(b) The Pommeroys.
(c) She is left alone.
(d) Her grandmother.

4. Which of the following do Fort Niles and Courne Haven have in common?
(a) Community leaders.
(b) Ethnicity.
(c) Island shape and size.
(d) Geology.

5. 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 intermarriage among the Scottish and the Irish.
(d) The settlers did not and have not married outside their race.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduces Swedish traits into the population?

2. Who's quarries can be found on Courne Haven?

3. What does Ebbett Thomas not do that the other men do?

4. Who builds a coffin in Chapter 1?

5. What causes Ruth to cry at the end of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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