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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. If Ebbett had lived long enough, how would he have felt about Ruth?
(a) He would have hated her.
(b) He would have liked her.
(c) He would have admired her.
(d) He would have found her quite perplexing.

4. What is noted about Lanford's eyes when Ruth sees him at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) They are sleepy.
(b) They are bloodshot.
(c) They are swimming in tears.
(d) They are bright and cheery.

5. What do the women in the neighborhood doubt about Mary in Chapter 1?
(a) That she will find happiness.
(b) That she will live.
(c) That she will ever marry.
(d) That she will ever leave the island.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Senator Simon Adams terrified of?

3. Who's quarries can be found on Courne Haven?

4. How old is Lanford Ellis in Chapter 3?

5. Who does Ruth stay with when her parents go away for a short time in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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