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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ebbett Thomas not do that the other men do?
(a) Blame the overseers.
(b) Get married.
(c) Go to war.
(d) Leave for the mainland.

2. Why doesn't Simon attend the funeral in Chapter 1?
(a) He is ill.
(b) Because of his phobia.
(c) He hated the deceased.
(d) He is away on business.

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

4. Who's quarries can be found on Courne Haven?
(a) Dr. Julius Esby's.
(b) Dr. Jeb Everton's.
(c) Dr. Jules Ellis'.
(d) Dr. James Eton's.

5. What does Senator Simon Adams deliver in Chapter 1?
(a) A ticket to California.
(b) A pie baked by his mother.
(c) Some old clothes and rags.
(d) Healing chicken stock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who officiates the funeral in Chapter 1?

2. What produces a distinctive population on these islands?

3. What does Simon bring the Pommeroys in Chapter 1?

4. What does Ebbett wait for in the prologue?

5. What is the weather like when Ruth is born?

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