2. What does Sylvie finally realize about the neighbors' objections?
(a) They are partially true.
(b) They mean to take Ruth from her.
(c) They are making them up.
(d) Someone in town is trying to get her in trouble.

3. How do the girls find out what certain sewing terms mean?
(a) using the dictionary
(b) asking Sylvie
(c) asking a girl at school
(d) asking a teacher

4. What is wrong with the curtain in the kitchen?
(a) It is too small.
(b) It is too long.
(c) It is half burned.
(d) It is awful colors.

5. What happens while Ruth is looking at the frost?
(a) Ruth falls asleep.
(b) Sylvie catches a rabbit.
(c) Sylvie leaves.
(d) Sylvie sprains her ankle.

6. What does Sylvie believe Ruth thinks of her when she talks about the people on the island?
(a) that Sylvie is an artist
(b) that Sylvie is lying
(c) that she makes friends easily
(d) that Sylvie is insane

7. What does Ruth do when Lucille talks with her?
(a) She does not respond.
(b) She fights with her.
(c) She slaps her in the face.
(d) She cries.

8. What does Lucille tell the principal at school?
(a) go bug off
(b) She does not care about school.
(c) her aunt is insane
(d) She has a new attitude.

9. What does Lucille do with the dress pattern and fabric?
(a) She takes them to a friend's house.
(b) She takes them to school.
(c) She puts them in the attic.
(d) She stuffs them in the stove.

10. What does Ruth have for lunch on the island?
(a) peanut butter and jelly
(b) chicken noodle soup
(c) crackers and cheese
(d) a black banana and salami

11. What does the sheriff asks Sylvie when he stops by the house?
(a) where Lucille is staying
(b) to talk to Ruth
(c) if she stole a boat
(d) where the girls' father is

12. What does Sylvie do with all the newspapers and magazines in the house?
(a) donates them to Goodwill
(b) burns them
(c) arranges them neatly on shelves
(d) gives them to the library

13. What is in the letter Sylvie receives in Chapter 10?
(a) scheduling a custody hearing
(b) the letter from Ruth's father asking for her
(c) a letter from Molly saying she was coming home
(d) taking Ruth from her

14. How does Ruth feel about Sylvie trying to change?
(a) She is amazed.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is touched.
(d) She is amused.

15. What shocks the neighboring women about Ruth's house?
(a) the chaos
(b) the smell
(c) the cleanliness
(d) the number of dogs there