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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which room does Ruth enter alone in Chapter 3?
(a) The cellar.
(b) Lanford's bedroom.
(c) The girl's washroom.
(d) The kitchen pantry.

2. What does Simon hire Webster to do?
(a) Cook and clean for him.
(b) Clean out his fishing boat.
(c) Explore the mudflats.
(d) Follow Ruth around and report back to him.

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

4. Who is Angus responsible for looking after?
(a) His senile mother.
(b) His brother and cookie.
(c) His daughter.
(d) No one.

5. Who does Ruth search for after leaving Ellis House?
(a) Simon.
(b) Lanford.
(c) Cal.
(d) Her father.

6. What is the name of the store that remains in Chapter 3?
(a) Ellis General Store.
(b) Ellis Company General Store.
(c) Ellis Penny and Dime.
(d) Ellis Granite Company Store.

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

8. What are the names of Ebbett's sons?
(a) Stanley and Len.
(b) Gregory and Wilson.
(c) Ricky, Jonas and Paul.
(d) Peter, Jack, Samuel and Carl.

9. Who is Ruth?
(a) Ebbett's granddaughter.
(b) Ebbett's niece.
(c) Ebbett's great-niece.
(d) Ebbett's daughter.

10. What has Simon planned to open for a long time?
(a) Fort Niles Museum of Natural History.
(b) Fort Niles Museum of Technology.
(c) Fort Niles Museum of Shipping and Fishing Vessels.
(d) Fort Niles Museum of Art History.

11. Why does Angus decide not to hire Ruth as a sternman in Chapter 4?
(a) Ruth is too small.
(b) Ruth is not available when he needs her to work.
(c) He is sexist.
(d) He needs to keep costs down.

12. In what month do Stan and Mary marry?
(a) August.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) June.

13. Where do Stan and Mary get married?
(a) On the wharf.
(b) In New York City.
(c) In Stan's livingroom.
(d) At Ellis House.

14. What do some of the workers do when the granite industry folds?
(a) They revolt against the overseers.
(b) They try lobster fishing but give up easily.
(c) They start their own businesses on the mainland.
(d) They turn to lobster fishing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Stern Men"?

2. Where does Ruth go to live in Chapter 2?

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

4. What does Ruth write to Mary about in Chapter 2?

5. How does Stan anger Angus in Chapter 4?

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