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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. Who walks on two canes?
(a) Carl.
(b) Imogene.
(c) Rudy.
(d) Ruth.

2. What town does Amanda work in?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Milwaukee.
(d) Montgomery.

3. How many girls are said to eat lunch together at school?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) A dozen.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

4. What is Amanda in relation to Ruth?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

5. Whom does Hilda begin to take care of?
(a) Carl.
(b) Imogene.
(c) Mathilda.
(d) Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Carl goes to visit Amanda at St. Michael's, what words best describe Amanda?

2. Whom does Carl find chin-deep in frigid water at the lake?

3. Where does Hilda live?

4. Who shows symptoms of nausea, tiredness, and a lack of coordination?

5. Who is lazy about chores?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare Ruth's popularity at school to Imogene's.

2. How do Amanda, Mathilda, and Rudy end up on the island?

3. What happens on March 27, 1919?

4. Discuss Amanda's visits to the Bait and Tackle shop.

5. Discuss the conversation Ruth and Amanda have as the novel opens.

6. Discuss Carl's and Ruth's relationship when Carl returns home.

7. Discuss Amanda's actions when Carl writes about returning home.

8. Who is Bert Weiss?

9. What is Ruth's behavior toward Hilda?

10. Discuss Carl's trip to the island.

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