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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruth like to do as a child?
(a) Eat flowers.
(b) Catch fireflies.
(c) Eavesdrop.
(d) Swim.

2. Which room does Ruth enter alone in Chapter 3?
(a) Lanford's bedroom.
(b) The girl's washroom.
(c) The cellar.
(d) The kitchen pantry.

3. What is the name of Lanford's home?
(a) Fort Niles Place.
(b) Courne Haven Row.
(c) Lobster Home.
(d) Ellis House.

4. Who officiates the funeral in Chapter 1?
(a) Pastor Toby Wishnell.
(b) The father of the deceased.
(c) Mrs. Pommeroy.
(d) Ruth's father.

5. What does Ebbett do during the war years?
(a) He hides his boat and gear.
(b) He builds houses.
(c) He writes letters to his old sweetheart.
(d) He sleeps and listens to the radio all day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the islanders shun Ruth?

2. What does Ebbett Thomas not do that the other men do?

3. Who is Cal Cooley?

4. How old is Lanford Ellis in Chapter 3?

5. To what type of establishment is Ruth sent unwillingly in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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