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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Simon try to help Rhonda financially?
(a) He hides money throughout her house.
(b) He encourages her to sell her baking.
(c) He asks for a haircut.
(d) He lends her a small loan.

4. What do some of the workers do when the granite industry folds?
(a) They turn to lobster fishing.
(b) They start their own businesses on the mainland.
(c) They try lobster fishing but give up easily.
(d) They revolt against the overseers.

5. When did the Clarice Monroe sink?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1854.
(d) 1847.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth write to Mary about in Chapter 2?

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

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

4. Who is Ruth?

5. What do the women in the neighborhood doubt about Mary in Chapter 1?

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