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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Simon search for at Potter Beach when he is 73?
(a) The tusks of a circus elephant.
(b) The ring of his deceased wife.
(c) A rare type of shell.
(d) His old tennis shoes.

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

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

6. What is noted about Lanford's eyes when Ruth sees him at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) They are sleepy.
(b) They are bloodshot.
(c) They are swimming in tears.
(d) They are bright and cheery.

7. What question does Simon often ask Ruth?
(a) Whether her mom will visit.
(b) What her future goals are.
(c) How her father's business is doing.
(d) If she has a boyfriend.

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

9. Who does Ruth stay with when her parents go away for a short time in Chapter 1?
(a) Simon.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) She is left alone.
(d) The Pommeroys.

10. How are the men on the islands described?
(a) As hard working and stubborn.
(b) As artsy and creative.
(c) As lazy and stupid.
(d) As being fiercely competitive.

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

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

13. Why does Vera order Cal to drive home in Chapter 6?
(a) Cal is not feeling well.
(b) She is feeling ill.
(c) She hears that Mr. Blaire has retired.
(d) There is a storm approaching.

14. Why do the islanders shun Ruth?
(a) Because of her bad attitude.
(b) Because of her strange appearance.
(c) Because of her ancestry.
(d) Because of her education.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the wife of Robin?

2. Why does Simon tell Rhonda not to sell her husband's boat and gear?

3. Why had Mary always been treated with suspicion by the islanders?

4. Who is Mary?

5. What does Vera think of Mary's marriage?

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