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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ruth kiss Owney in Chapter 11?
(a) In the garden at the house.
(b) Near a sheer wall of granite.
(c) Under a large oak tree.
(d) In Owney's bedroom.

2. According to Kitty, what is a breeze?
(a) Having babies.
(b) Keeping her man happy.
(c) Keeping house.
(d) Marriage.

3. Who is Rhonda's favorite child?
(a) Webster.
(b) Peter.
(c) Orly.
(d) Jonas.

4. Who gets married in July of 1976?
(a) Natalie Dupont and Larry Hammersmith.
(b) Paulette Grouix and Bart Williams.
(c) Dotty Wishnell and Charlie Burden.
(d) Amelia Farnsworth and Karl Guigenheim.

5. Who's skull does Webster find in Chapter 12?
(a) Jane Smith-Ellis'.
(b) Jenny Simpson-Ellis'.
(c) Joan Saunders-Ellis'.
(d) Janny Samson-Ellis'.

6. What does Angus fill Courne Haven traps with?
(a) Compost.
(b) Garbage and rubble.
(c) Feces.
(d) Discarded clothes and blankets.

7. What did Lanford tell Ruth to do when she was sixteen?
(a) Pursue an education.
(b) Wear longer dresses.
(c) Wear her hair off her face.
(d) Save her pennies.

8. Who is the family idiot in Rhonda's family?
(a) Robin.
(b) Gregory.
(c) Ryan.
(d) William.

9. Who gives Ruth and Cal the horrible smelling item in Chapter 7?
(a) Lanford.
(b) Vera.
(c) Stan.
(d) Mary.

10. What is Ruth's name by the summer of 1982?
(a) Ruth Thomas- Ellis.
(b) Ruth Thomas- White.
(c) Ruth Thomas- Pommeroy.
(d) Ruth Thomas-Wishnell.

11. Where do Ruth and Owney race to in Chapter 11?
(a) A cave.
(b) A small beach.
(c) A boat.
(d) The wedding.

12. When does Toby think Fort Niles will be abandoned?
(a) In two decades.
(b) Sooner rather than later.
(c) Never.
(d) In less than a decade.

13. Who ends up in a coma after a fight in Wayside Hotel bar in Rockland?
(a) Don.
(b) Angus.
(c) Robin.
(d) Stan.

14. When does Stan visit the Pommeroys in Chapter 12?
(a) The first week of November.
(b) The first of December.
(c) The end of November.
(d) Mid-November.

15. What are the Cobbs debating with Rhonda when Ruth arrives in Chapter 8?
(a) Whether it will rain by the end of the day.
(b) How much Rhonda owes for painting the exterior of her house.
(c) When raccoons were introduced from Courne Haven.
(d) Who should wash the dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ruth ask directions from when she becomes lost in the woods in Chapter 10?

2. What type of boat does Ruth go in with Owney in Chapter 7?

3. How does the groom look at the wedding in Chapter 10?

4. What is Owney a natural at?

5. What does Toby need before the small group can leave the dock in Chapter 7?

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