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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Owney not want to do as a profession?
(a) He does not want to be a lobster fisherman.
(b) He does not want to be a laborer.
(c) He does not want to do a job that requires a suit and tie.
(d) He does not want to be a minister.

2. Where does Ruth find Owney in Chapter 11?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In the woods.
(c) On the porch.
(d) By the shore.

3. Why do the islanders shun Ruth?
(a) Because of her education.
(b) Because of her bad attitude.
(c) Because of her strange appearance.
(d) Because of her ancestry.

4. What is noted about Lanford's eyes when Ruth sees him at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) They are swimming in tears.
(b) They are bloodshot.
(c) They are bright and cheery.
(d) They are sleepy.

5. According to Kitty, who is the only one to be able to make a bride happy?
(a) God.
(b) Her maid of honor.
(c) Her groom.
(d) Herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Ruth and Owney race to in Chapter 11?

2. What are the names of Ebbett's sons?

3. Why had Mary always been treated with suspicion by the islanders?

4. Who is Candy?

5. What is the weather like when Ruth is asked to wait at the dock in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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