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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 hides money throughout her house.
(b) He encourages her to sell her baking.
(c) He lends her a small loan.
(d) He asks for a haircut.

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

3. Who tells Stan all about Mary's history in Chapter 6?
(a) Edith.
(b) Angus.
(c) Vera.
(d) Len.

4. Who is Kitty married to?
(a) Simon.
(b) Stan.
(c) Len.
(d) Angus.

5. What color are the women painting Rhonda's kitchen in Chapter 5?
(a) Cherry red.
(b) Hot pink.
(c) Orange.
(d) Lime green.

6. Why does Simon tell Rhonda not to sell her husband's boat and gear?
(a) It would be the same as selling her sons' futures.
(b) He wants it for himself.
(c) She should make use if it instead.
(d) The boat is too old to be used.

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

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

9. What is Cal polishing when Ruth and the others approach him in Chapter 3?
(a) A lighthouse mirror.
(b) A car.
(c) A pair of glasses.
(d) His shoes.

10. Who officiates the funeral in Chapter 1?
(a) Pastor Toby Wishnell.
(b) Mrs. Pommeroy.
(c) The father of the deceased.
(d) Ruth's father.

11. What does Senator Simon Adams deliver in Chapter 1?
(a) Healing chicken stock.
(b) A ticket to California.
(c) Some old clothes and rags.
(d) A pie baked by his mother.

12. What does Lanford give Mary as a token of thirty years of service?
(a) $10,000 cash.
(b) A new house.
(c) A diamond necklace.
(d) A car.

13. Who is Edith?
(a) Mary's friend.
(b) Lanford's second wife.
(c) Vera's tutor.
(d) The cook at Ellis house.

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

15. What does Ruth like to do as a child?
(a) Eat flowers.
(b) Eavesdrop.
(c) Catch fireflies.
(d) Swim.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are Gloria and Kitty?

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

4. What is Senator Simon Adams terrified of?

5. Where does Cal make arrangements for Ruth to go at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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