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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 is the name of Lanford's home?
(a) Courne Haven Row.
(b) Lobster Home.
(c) Fort Niles Place.
(d) Ellis House.

2. Who does Ruth search for after leaving Ellis House?
(a) Simon.
(b) Cal.
(c) Her father.
(d) Lanford.

3. What do the women in the neighborhood doubt about Mary in Chapter 1?
(a) That she will find happiness.
(b) That she will live.
(c) That she will ever marry.
(d) That she will ever leave the island.

4. How does Simon keep his house?
(a) Stark and without character.
(b) Immaculate.
(c) It is a complete pigsty.
(d) A tad messy.

5. What is noted about Lanford's eyes when Ruth sees him at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) They are bloodshot.
(b) They are sleepy.
(c) They are bright and cheery.
(d) They are swimming in tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the locals feel about the Ellises?

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

3. How does Stan anger Angus in Chapter 4?

4. How many sons do the Pommeroys have?

5. Who is described as being an aggressive lobsterman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Fort Niles and Courne Haven islands alike?

2. Who is Mary? What does the reader learn of Mary's past in Chapter 4?

3. Who is Cal Cooley?

4. What nationalities have married one another to create a distinctive population on these islands?

5. Who dies in Chapter 1? How does this death impact the other characters?

6. Why does Ruth flee to Rhonda's in Chapter 5? What is Rhonda doing when Ruth arrives?

7. How does Simon try to help Rhonda in Chapter 1?

8. What does Simon think of Lanford?

9. Where and when is the novel "Stern Men" set?

10. What do Simon and Webster look for at Potter Beach in Chapter 2 and why?

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