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1. In the beginning of the novel, what do men in a boat see when they come to Crockett's Island?

Three men are in a boat that set out from Rockland Maine. They tack into a cove and see a great white house sitting on a long lawn that leads to the boathouse and dock. The house needs paint and the lawn needs cutting. The boathouse roofline is sagging and the shingles are slipped.

2. What were Kitty's thoughts in Chapter 1, as she headed to the Philharmonic?

Kitty thought that there was nothing in life ahead but possibility. Ogden would be home soon from abroad. The ground had been broken on their house in Oyster Bay. She was 30. It was 1935. Neddy was five, Moss was three, and Joan had just turned one. Kitty was excited about life.

3. What happened at the end of Chapter 1?

Kitty opened the window in her bedroom and then went into the bathroom to freshen up. Her boys, Neddy and Moss, came in the room fresh from their baths. They went to the window. Kitty called them to come back. Neddy fell through the window.

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