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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Amanda to become worried in Part 2, Chapter 12?
(a) She fears Ruth has died.
(b) She thinks Carl will take Ruth.
(c) She thinks she has driven Carl away.
(d) She fears Carl has died.

2. Amanda resents people thinking they have the right to _________________.
(a) Comment on Imogene's looks.
(b) Comment on Ruth's looks.
(c) Comment on her thumb.
(d) Comment on Mathilda's death.

3. All of the summer boys dote on _________.
(a) Imogene.
(b) Mathilda.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Ruth.

4. Who disappears without a word?
(a) Clement.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Imogene.

5. Whom do Imogene and Ruth hope to meet at the new dance pavilion?
(a) Wealthy summer boys.
(b) Athletic boys.
(c) Bad boys.
(d) Wealthy men.

6. Where does Ruth hide when Amanda goes into labor?
(a) Under a blanket.
(b) In the closet.
(c) Under the table.
(d) Under the bed.

7. What does Amanda do when telling Clement the truth about them being Imogene's parents?
(a) Jumps in the lake.
(b) Cries.
(c) Hugs him.
(d) She rows her boat away.

8. What has Imogene done for Ruth by being around her?
(a) Made her happier.
(b) Made her less odd.
(c) Made her smarter.
(d) Made her more fun.

9. Who never asks about Amanda's thumb?
(a) Imogene.
(b) Joe.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Carl.

10. How many laps does Clement swim before becoming exhausted when on the lake with Amanda?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

11. Who bites Amanda's thumb in order for Amanda's life to be saved?
(a) Hilda.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Mathilda.

12. What are Amanda's feelings while watching Clement swim?
(a) She enjoys it.
(b) It depresses her.
(c) It angers her.
(d) She hates it.

13. What washes ashore in Part 2, Chapter 20?
(a) Mathilda's body.
(b) A pill box.
(c) A news clipping.
(d) Clement's body.

14. Amanda takes a rowboat to go and see _____________.
(a) Ray.
(b) Clement.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Ruth.

15. What does Ruth notice when arriving home in Part 2, Chapter 15?
(a) A car at her house.
(b) Carl is missing.
(c) Clement is missing.
(d) A boat on the lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the ship Carl gets a paying job on?

2. Where do Amanda and Clement go in Part 2, Chapter 15?

3. Who panics when Amanda goes into labor?

4. Who watches Ruth pack before she leaves town?

5. Where does Amanda wait while Ruth talks to Imogene about the letter?

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