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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. What is Mary doing when she meets Stan Thomas?
(a) Reading a book at the library.
(b) Swimming in the lake.
(c) Organizing a community picnic.
(d) Practicing for her piano recital.

2. Which of the following do Fort Niles and Courne Haven have in common?
(a) Community leaders.
(b) Island shape and size.
(c) Geology.
(d) Ethnicity.

3. Who is Kitty married to?
(a) Angus.
(b) Stan.
(c) Simon.
(d) Len.

4. Who tells Stan all about Mary's history in Chapter 6?
(a) Edith.
(b) Angus.
(c) Len.
(d) Vera.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Senator Simon Adams deliver in Chapter 1?

2. Why do the islanders shun Ruth?

3. Which room does Ruth enter alone in Chapter 3?

4. Who builds a coffin in Chapter 1?

5. Who is Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruth do after graduation?

2. Who is Ricky? What does the reader learn about Ricky in Chapter 6?

3. Describe Ruth's birth.

4. What does Simon think of Lanford?

5. Describe the scenery along Ellis Road.

6. What does Ruth think of Vera?

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

8. Who is Ebbett Thomas?

9. Describe Ruth's childhood as described in Chapter 1.

10. Who is Mary? What does the reader learn of Mary's past in Chapter 4?

(see the answer keys)

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