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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Angus decide not to hire Ruth as a sternman in Chapter 4?
(a) He needs to keep costs down.
(b) Ruth is not available when he needs her to work.
(c) He is sexist.
(d) Ruth is too small.

2. Where do most of the island children attend high school?
(a) Rockland.
(b) Eastport.
(c) Augusta.
(d) Thomaston.

3. Who introduces Swedish traits into the population?
(a) The rich families.
(b) No one.
(c) The immigrants working in the quarries.
(d) A settlement that lives on the mainland.

4. How many miles off the coast are Fort Niles and Courne Haven?
(a) Twelve miles.
(b) Thirty miles.
(c) Twenty miles.
(d) Five miles.

5. How does Simon try to help Rhonda financially?
(a) He lends her a small loan.
(b) He encourages her to sell her baking.
(c) He asks for a haircut.
(d) He hides money throughout her house.

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

7. When do the men on the islands go to war?
(a) From 1876 to 1904.
(b) From 1914 to 1934.
(c) From 1902 to 1913.
(d) From 1905 to 1907.

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

9. What question does Simon often ask Ruth?
(a) What her future goals are.
(b) If she has a boyfriend.
(c) How her father's business is doing.
(d) Whether her mom will visit.

10. What road do Simon, Webster and Ruth walk down at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Courne Haven Road.
(b) Ellis Road.
(c) Lanford Road.
(d) Fort Niles Road.

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

12. What is Senator Simon Adams terrified of?
(a) The dark.
(b) Monsters.
(c) The sea.
(d) Fire.

13. What does Simon hire Webster to do?
(a) Cook and clean for him.
(b) Explore the mudflats.
(c) Clean out his fishing boat.
(d) Follow Ruth around and report back to him.

14. What is the name of Lanford's yacht?
(a) Stonecutter.
(b) Stoneship.
(c) A Stone's Throw.
(d) The Stone Thrower.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the men on the islands described?

2. How does Stan anger Angus in Chapter 4?

3. Why is Kitty being threatened with eviction?

4. What produces a distinctive population on these islands?

5. What does Senator Simon Adams deliver in Chapter 1?

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