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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) Augusta.
(b) Rockland.
(c) Thomaston.
(d) Eastport.

2. Who introduces Swedish traits into the population?
(a) A settlement that lives on the mainland.
(b) The rich families.
(c) No one.
(d) The immigrants working in the quarries.

3. When do the men on the islands go to war?
(a) From 1905 to 1907.
(b) From 1902 to 1913.
(c) From 1876 to 1904.
(d) From 1914 to 1934.

4. Why do the islanders shun Ruth?
(a) Because of her bad attitude.
(b) Because of her ancestry.
(c) Because of her education.
(d) Because of her strange appearance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth do during her summers in Chapter 2?

2. Who builds a coffin in Chapter 1?

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

4. Which of the following do Fort Niles and Courne Haven have in common?

5. What is Ruth's first word?

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