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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Lanford's yacht?
(a) Stoneship.
(b) Stonecutter.
(c) The Stone Thrower.
(d) A Stone's Throw.

3. What produces a distinctive population on these islands?
(a) The settlers did not and have not married outside their race.
(b) A native race that resides only on these islands.
(c) The intermarriage among the Scottish and the Irish.
(d) The intermarriage among the Germans and the Japanese.

4. How does Stan anger Angus in Chapter 4?
(a) By laughing at his poor fashion sense.
(b) By ordering him to shut up.
(c) By stealing money from his pocket.
(d) By ignoring his request.

5. What road do Simon, Webster and Ruth walk down at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Ellis Road.
(b) Fort Niles Road.
(c) Lanford Road.
(d) Courne Haven Road.

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

7. How many sons do the Pommeroys have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

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

9. How many miles off the coast are Fort Niles and Courne Haven?
(a) Twenty miles.
(b) Twelve miles.
(c) Five miles.
(d) Thirty miles.

10. How many children does Ebbett have?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

11. What is the weather like when Ruth is born?
(a) Freezing cold.
(b) Warm.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Stormy.

12. Why doesn't Simon attend the funeral in Chapter 1?
(a) He hated the deceased.
(b) Because of his phobia.
(c) He is away on business.
(d) He is ill.

13. Who is Vera?
(a) The wife of Dr. Jules Ellis.
(b) The sister of Dr. Jules Ellis.
(c) The niece of Dr. Jules Ellis.
(d) The daughter of Dr. Jules Ellis.

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

15. Who's quarries can be found on Courne Haven?
(a) Dr. Jeb Everton's.
(b) Dr. Julius Esby's.
(c) Dr. Jules Ellis'.
(d) Dr. James Eton's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth say to her mother when she sees her at the end of Chapter 5?

2. What will Lanford give Ruth $300 for in Chapter 3?

3. Who is Kitty married to?

4. Who is Edith?

5. How old is Lanford Ellis in Chapter 3?

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