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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Ebbett have?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

2. What causes Ruth to cry at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) She falls and scrapes her leg.
(b) A tasteless joke.
(c) Her father yells at her.
(d) She is sad over the recent death.

3. What has Simon planned to open for a long time?
(a) Fort Niles Museum of Natural History.
(b) Fort Niles Museum of Art History.
(c) Fort Niles Museum of Technology.
(d) Fort Niles Museum of Shipping and Fishing Vessels.

4. What are the Cobbs debating with Rhonda when Ruth arrives in Chapter 8?
(a) When raccoons were introduced from Courne Haven.
(b) How much Rhonda owes for painting the exterior of her house.
(c) Whether it will rain by the end of the day.
(d) Who should wash the dishes.

5. Which of the following do Fort Niles and Courne Haven have in common?
(a) Community leaders.
(b) Ethnicity.
(c) Geology.
(d) Island shape and size.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ruth describe how she and Owney make love in Chapter 11?

2. How does Stan anger Angus in Chapter 4?

3. What smells horribly in Chapter 7?

4. How does the groom look at the wedding in Chapter 10?

5. Who is Senator Simon Adams' twin?

(see the answer key)

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