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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does not contribute to the distinctive population?
(a) The French that live along the coast.
(b) The English that oversee the workmen.
(c) The Italians working on Fort Niles.
(d) The Spanish who spend their summers on the islands.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is noted about Lanford's eyes when Ruth sees him at the end of Chapter 3?

2. How many sons do the Pommeroys have?

3. How do the locals feel about the Ellises?

4. What do some of the workers do when the granite industry folds?

5. Who is described as being an aggressive lobsterman?

(see the answer key)

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