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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why had Mary always been treated with suspicion by the islanders?
(a) Because she often told lies as a child.
(b) Because she was an orphan and an immigrant.
(c) Because she was rude and cold towards them.
(d) Because she was far smarter than the islanders.

4. What road do Simon, Webster and Ruth walk down at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Courne Haven Road.
(b) Lanford Road.
(c) Fort Niles Road.
(d) Ellis Road.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like when Ruth is born?

2. How are the men on the islands described?

3. What produces a distinctive population on these islands?

4. When was Ruth's grandmother adopted?

5. Why does Vera order Cal to drive home in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruth do after graduation?

2. How do mother and daughter greet one another in Chapter 5?

3. Who is Cal Cooley?

4. Why does Ruth flee to Rhonda's in Chapter 5? What is Rhonda doing when Ruth arrives?

5. Describe Ruth's birth.

6. How does Simon try to help Rhonda in Chapter 1?

7. Describe the scenery along Ellis Road.

8. Where and when is the novel "Stern Men" set?

9. What happens in Chapter 4 when Ruth tells Stan and Angus about the money Lanford gave her?

10. Why does Ruth go in to see Lanford alone in Chapter 3? How does he greet her?

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