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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mary live?
(a) Rochester, New Hampshire.
(b) Concord, New Hampshire.
(c) Brookfield, New Hampshire.
(d) Laconia, New Hampshire.

2. Who does Ruth ask directions from when she becomes lost in the woods in Chapter 10?
(a) An old widow.
(b) A group of traveling merchants.
(c) A hunter.
(d) A couple in love.

3. What does Toby think of lobster fishing as a profession?
(a) He thinks it is savage and greedy.
(b) He thinks it is a noble profession.
(c) He thinks it is dirty but necessary.
(d) He thinks it is wholly unnecessary.

4. What are the quarries on the islands filled with?
(a) Rain water.
(b) Waste.
(c) Spring water.
(d) Gravel.

5. What is Ruth's first word?
(a) Mommy.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Lobster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ruth?

2. What road do Simon, Webster and Ruth walk down at the beginning of Chapter 3?

3. Which room does Ruth enter alone in Chapter 3?

4. Who gets married in July of 1976?

5. Why do the islanders shun Ruth?

(see the answer key)

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