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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do most of the island children attend high school?
(a) Thomaston.
(b) Rockland.
(c) Augusta.
(d) Eastport.

2. Who is described as being an aggressive lobsterman?
(a) Simon.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Angus.
(d) Luther.

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

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

5. Who builds a coffin in Chapter 1?
(a) Ruth's grandfather.
(b) The Pommeroys.
(c) Ruth's father.
(d) Simon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ebbett do during the war years?

2. When did the Clarice Monroe sink?

3. What does Senator Simon Adams deliver in Chapter 1?

4. When do the men on the islands go to war?

5. Who officiates the funeral in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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