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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lucille ask Sylvie about her husband?
(a) she was curious
(b) she thought he might visit
(c) she wanted to know who he was
(d) to spite her

2. What does Ruth want to do with the pressed flowers they find?
(a) sprinkles them in the front yard
(b) puts them in the dinner salad
(c) seeps them for tea
(d) puts them in another book

3. What does Sylvie tell the sheriff in answer to his inquiry in question # 164?
(a) Ruth is upstairs in bed.
(b) Lucille is staying with a teacher.
(c) She does not know where their father is.
(d) She did not steal a boat.

4. What do Sylvie and Ruth do when they return to the main land?
(a) eat breakfast
(b) Ruth goes to school, Sylvie goes home
(c) see Lucille
(d) hop a train

5. Why does the sheriff come by the house in Chapter 10?
(a) He hears Sylvie screaming at Ruth.
(b) He comes to arrest Sylvie.
(c) He sees the fire.
(d) He finds their dog.

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

7. What does Lucille bring home from the store?
(a) a dozen eggs
(b) a dress pattern and fabric
(c) some school supplies
(d) a pound of hamburger

8. What does Sylvie say about her relationship with her husband?
(a) It is very good.
(b) He left her.
(c) She hated him.
(d) They are out of touch.

9. Where do Sylvie and Ruth spend the night?
(a) in the farmhouse
(b) on the beach
(c) in the rowboat
(d) at home

10. What do neighboring women bring to Ruth and Sylvie?
(a) casseroles, knitted scarves, gloves, and hats
(b) a lawnmower
(c) cleaning supplies
(d) dog food and a leash

11. What happens to the pressed flowers the sisters find?
(a) They burn them in an incense burner.
(b) They throw them out a window.
(c) Lucille crushes them.
(d) Sylvie eats them.

12. What does Lucille demand after she sees Sylvie's picture?
(a) regular meals with the lights on
(b) for Sylvie to hang his picture on the wall
(c) for Sylvie to take them to live with her husband
(d) to meet her uncle

13. When do Sylvie and Ruth leave the island?
(a) the next moring
(b) early evening
(c) as soon as they see the farmhouse
(d) after nightfall

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

15. What is Sylvie doing on a park bench?
(a) lying down with a newspaper over her face
(b) feeding the birds
(c) reading a book
(d) talking to a neighbor

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ruth and Lucille do one day after school to eat?

2. What does Sylvie do when Lucille asks her if she knows where the sisters spent the night?

3. Who follows Sylvie and Ruth as they walk home?

4. What goes over them while they sleep?

5. What does Sylvie believe Ruth thinks of her when she talks about the people on the island?

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