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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Simon hire Webster to do?
(a) Cook and clean for him.
(b) Explore the mudflats.
(c) Clean out his fishing boat.
(d) Follow Ruth around and report back to him.

3. Who is Ruth?
(a) Ebbett's great-niece.
(b) Ebbett's niece.
(c) Ebbett's daughter.
(d) Ebbett's granddaughter.

4. Where does Ruth go to live in Chapter 2?
(a) Boston.
(b) Delaware.
(c) New York City.
(d) Detroit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon search for at Potter Beach when he is 73?

2. Who builds a coffin in Chapter 1?

3. When did the Clarice Monroe sink?

4. Which room does Ruth enter alone in Chapter 3?

5. Who is described as being an aggressive lobsterman?

(see the answer key)

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