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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which room does Ruth enter alone in Chapter 3?
(a) The girl's washroom.
(b) Lanford's bedroom.
(c) The cellar.
(d) The kitchen pantry.

2. What does Simon bring the Pommeroys in Chapter 1?
(a) A book and some rum.
(b) Some wine and cheese.
(c) A new radio.
(d) A casserole.

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

4. What does Ruth write to Mary about in Chapter 2?
(a) The relief she feels at being home.
(b) How she wishes she were wealthy so she could travel the world.
(c) How she hates being home.
(d) Puberty.

5. Who does Ruth find drinking with Angus in Chapter 4?
(a) Simon.
(b) Her father.
(c) Cal.
(d) Lanford.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Kitty call Ruth a tourist in Chapter 5?

4. Why had Mary always been treated with suspicion by the islanders?

5. Who does Ruth search for after leaving Ellis House?

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