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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) Ellis House.
(d) Fort Niles Place.

2. What does Vera never want Mary to do?
(a) Leave the island.
(b) See Ruth again.
(c) Get married.
(d) Forget her place.

3. Who is described as being an aggressive lobsterman?
(a) Angus.
(b) Simon.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Luther.

4. Who is Edith?
(a) Lanford's second wife.
(b) The cook at Ellis house.
(c) Vera's tutor.
(d) Mary's friend.

5. Who tells Stan all about Mary's history in Chapter 6?
(a) Vera.
(b) Angus.
(c) Edith.
(d) Len.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Kitty married to?

2. Who does Ruth find drinking with Angus in Chapter 4?

3. Who is the wife of Robin?

4. What are the quarries on the islands filled with?

5. Why does Vera order Cal to drive home in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Simon think of Lanford?

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

3. Who is Ebbett Thomas?

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

5. Describe Ruth's birth.

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

7. What do Simon and Ruth talk about as they watch Webster in Chapter 2?

8. Who are the members of Ebbett's family?

9. What does Simon tell Rhonda not to do in Chapter 1? Why does he give her this advice?

10. Describe the funeral in Chapter 1.

(see the answer keys)

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