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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shape is the scar around Amanda's thumb?
(a) Star shaped.
(b) Moon shaped.
(c) Sun shaped.
(d) Claw shaped.

2. What do the boys and girls play in order to get a glimpse at each other's underwear or to get a kiss from each other?
(a) Jump rope.
(b) Tag.
(c) Dodge ball.
(d) Hide-and-seek.

3. Who reports a missing person to Sheriff Kuhtz?
(a) Carl.
(b) Mathilda.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Ruth.

4. During a game at school, where does Imogene hide?
(a) In the library.
(b) In the lunchroom.
(c) In a concrete culvert.
(d) Behind a tree.

5. What does Amanda do when Ruth shows dislike for her father?
(a) Punishes Ruth.
(b) Feels sad.
(c) Hides her smiles.
(d) Laughs.

6. As the novel opens, Ruth insists that _____________.
(a) She got divorced.
(b) She was raped.
(c) She drowned.
(d) She fainted.

7. Who cannot face returning to the island?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Carl.
(c) Mathilda.
(d) Amanda.

8. Who asks Amanda to come home in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Carl.
(c) Rudy.
(d) Mathilda.

9. What word best describes the house that Clement and Theresa build?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Small.
(c) Depressing.
(d) Impressive.

10. Who chastises Carl for not having Ruth properly toilet trained?
(a) Hilda.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Rudy.
(d) Joe.

11. Who finds it wrong to lie to Ruth?
(a) Joe.
(b) Carl.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Rudy.

12. Whom does Imogene consider being in a past life?
(a) A pilgrim.
(b) Pocahontas.
(c) A chipmunk.
(d) A bird.

13. Who shows symptoms of nausea, tiredness, and a lack of coordination?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Carl.
(c) Imogene.
(d) Amanda.

14. As a child, what does Ruth believe her mother to be?
(a) An Indian.
(b) An angel.
(c) A mermaid.
(d) A fairy.

15. Who breaks their mother's cherished crystal vessel?
(a) Carl.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Mathilda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who walks on two canes?

2. Mathilda is married to __________.

3. Who considers starting a tour boat company?

4. Who looks down upon Carl?

5. What does Ruth play while alone at school?

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