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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does not contribute to the distinctive population?
(a) The French that live along the coast.
(b) The English that oversee the workmen.
(c) The Italians working on Fort Niles.
(d) The Spanish who spend their summers on the islands.

2. What does Ebbett Thomas not do that the other men do?
(a) Blame the overseers.
(b) Get married.
(c) Go to war.
(d) Leave for the mainland.

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

4. How do the locals feel about the Ellises?
(a) They resent them.
(b) They ignore them.
(c) They envy them.
(d) They idolize them.

5. Who is described as being an aggressive lobsterman?
(a) Angus.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Simon.
(d) Luther.

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

7. How old is Lanford Ellis in Chapter 3?
(a) Eighty-one years old.
(b) Ninety- four years old.
(c) Eighty-six years old.
(d) Seventy-nine years old.

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

9. What year does Ruth graduate?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1972.

10. 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.

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

12. Who officiates the wedding of Stan and Mary?
(a) Pastor Mort Beekman.
(b) Pastor Jacob Freeman.
(c) Pastor William Darnel.
(d) Pastor Jebb Wilkinson.

13. Who does Ruth find drinking with Angus in Chapter 4?
(a) Her father.
(b) Lanford.
(c) Cal.
(d) Simon.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Vera?

2. How many miles off the coast are Fort Niles and Courne Haven?

3. Who does Toby believe is Ruth's father in Chapter 5?

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

5. How does Simon keep his house?

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