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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Lanford Ellis in Chapter 3?
(a) Eighty-six years old.
(b) Ninety- four years old.
(c) Seventy-nine years old.
(d) Eighty-one years old.

2. Who is Ricky?
(a) Ruth's father.
(b) Ruth's cousin.
(c) Ruth's brother.
(d) Ruth's uncle.

3. What did Lanford tell Ruth to do when she was sixteen?
(a) Pursue an education.
(b) Wear her hair off her face.
(c) Save her pennies.
(d) Wear longer dresses.

4. Who is Cal Cooley?
(a) Ruth's brother-in-law.
(b) A caretaker at Lanford's home.
(c) Ruth's boyfriend.
(d) The town mayor.

5. What are the quarries on the islands filled with?
(a) Rain water.
(b) Spring water.
(c) Waste.
(d) Gravel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Vera order Cal to drive home in Chapter 6?

2. When Ruth leaves Toby's room in Chapter 10, what does she wish she had declared to him?

3. How do the locals feel about the Ellises?

4. Who is Chucky Strachan?

5. Who is Edith?

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