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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Rhonda the only widow on Fort Niles?
(a) Lobstermen tend not to marry.
(b) Widows tend to move to the mainland after their spouses' death.
(c) Lobstermen don't perish by the fleet.
(d) There are not many women living on the island to begin with.

2. What does Ruth do during her summers in Chapter 2?
(a) She works at an ice cream shop.
(b) She works as a sternman for her father.
(c) She tans and swims with friends.
(d) She spends quality time with her mother.

3. How does Simon keep his house?
(a) It is a complete pigsty.
(b) Stark and without character.
(c) A tad messy.
(d) Immaculate.

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

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. Where do Ruth and Owney walk along the edge of in Chapter 11?

2. Who is David?

3. Who's skull does Webster find in Chapter 12?

4. Why does Vera order Cal to drive home in Chapter 6?

5. Who is Edith?

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