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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Ruth and Owney race to in Chapter 11?
(a) The wedding.
(b) A small beach.
(c) A cave.
(d) A boat.

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

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

4. What smells horribly in Chapter 7?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Burnt Toast.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Gasoline.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what month do Stan and Mary marry?

4. Why does Simon tell Rhonda not to sell her husband's boat and gear?

5. What did Ruth think her first experience with sex would be like?

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