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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Kitty being threatened with eviction?
(a) Because of her noisy dog.
(b) Because of her drunkenness.
(c) Because she has not paid rent for almost a year.
(d) Because she has loud fights that wake up the neighbors.

2. Who's skull does Webster find in Chapter 12?
(a) Jenny Simpson-Ellis'.
(b) Joan Saunders-Ellis'.
(c) Jane Smith-Ellis'.
(d) Janny Samson-Ellis'.

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

4. Why does Kitty call Ruth a tourist in Chapter 5?
(a) Because she has been away so much.
(b) Because she is so curious of her surroundings.
(c) Because she doesn't belong.
(d) Because she wears garish clothing.

5. Who does not contribute to the distinctive population?
(a) The Spanish who spend their summers on the islands.
(b) The English that oversee the workmen.
(c) The Italians working on Fort Niles.
(d) The French that live along the coast.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the second lobster war?

2. What did Lanford tell Ruth to do when she was sixteen?

3. What does Ruth do for most of the fall of 1976?

4. Where do most of the island children attend high school?

5. What does Owney not want to do as a profession?

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