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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Ebbett Thomas not do that the other men do?
(a) Go to war.
(b) Leave for the mainland.
(c) Get married.
(d) Blame the overseers.

4. What state are Fort Niles and Courne Haven islands off the coast of?
(a) Maine.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) New Hampshire.

5. What does Angus demand Ruth do in Chapter 4?
(a) Go to her mother's side.
(b) Return the money to Lanford.
(c) Get a good night's rest.
(d) Clean out the traps.

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

7. Who officiates the wedding of Stan and Mary?
(a) Pastor Jacob Freeman.
(b) Pastor Mort Beekman.
(c) Pastor Jebb Wilkinson.
(d) Pastor William Darnel.

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

9. Who does Ruth find drinking with Angus in Chapter 4?
(a) Cal.
(b) Simon.
(c) Her father.
(d) Lanford.

10. How are the men on the islands described?
(a) As lazy and stupid.
(b) As hard working and stubborn.
(c) As artsy and creative.
(d) As being fiercely competitive.

11. What does Ruth do during her summers in Chapter 2?
(a) She works at an ice cream shop.
(b) She tans and swims with friends.
(c) She spends quality time with her mother.
(d) She works as a sternman for her father.

12. Why does Vera order Cal to drive home in Chapter 6?
(a) Cal is not feeling well.
(b) She hears that Mr. Blaire has retired.
(c) There is a storm approaching.
(d) She is feeling ill.

13. Who is Cal Cooley?
(a) The town mayor.
(b) Ruth's brother-in-law.
(c) A caretaker at Lanford's home.
(d) Ruth's boyfriend.

14. What do some of the workers do when the granite industry folds?
(a) They start their own businesses on the mainland.
(b) They try lobster fishing but give up easily.
(c) They turn to lobster fishing.
(d) They revolt against the overseers.

15. What does Vera think of Mary's marriage?
(a) She accepts the idea after some time.
(b) She is very satisfied with the union.
(c) She disapproves.
(d) She feels indifferently towards the idea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ebbett wait for in the prologue?

2. When did the Clarice Monroe sink?

3. How many sons do the Pommeroys have?

4. What are the names of Ebbett's sons?

5. Who does not contribute to the distinctive population?

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