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

2. Who is Mary?
(a) Ruth's aunt.
(b) Ruth's mother.
(c) Ruth's sister.
(d) Ruth's cousin.

3. What are the names of Ebbett's sons?
(a) Gregory and Wilson.
(b) Stanley and Len.
(c) Peter, Jack, Samuel and Carl.
(d) Ricky, Jonas and Paul.

4. Who is Vera?
(a) The wife of Dr. Jules Ellis.
(b) The daughter of Dr. Jules Ellis.
(c) The niece of Dr. Jules Ellis.
(d) The sister of Dr. Jules Ellis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do Fort Niles and Courne Haven have in common?

2. How are the men on the islands described?

3. To what type of establishment is Ruth sent unwillingly in Chapter 2?

4. If Ebbett had lived long enough, how would he have felt about Ruth?

5. What is the name of Lanford's yacht?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ruth's birth.

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

3. Describe the funeral in Chapter 1.

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

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

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

7. What do Simon and Ruth talk about as they watch Webster in Chapter 2?

8. Who is Ebbett Thomas?

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

10. How do Stan and Mary meet? What do they think of one another when they first meet?

(see the answer keys)

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