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

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

3. What first attracts Stan to Mary?
(a) Her pretty face and figure.
(b) Her self-confidence.
(c) Her feminine giggle.
(d) Her intelligence.

4. What is the name of Lanford's home?
(a) Lobster Home.
(b) Ellis House.
(c) Courne Haven Row.
(d) Fort Niles Place.

5. Who does Ruth find drinking with Angus in Chapter 4?
(a) Cal.
(b) Lanford.
(c) Simon.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon bring the Pommeroys in Chapter 1?

2. What does Vera never want Mary to do?

3. How does Simon keep his house?

4. When do the men on the islands go to war?

5. What does Simon search for at Potter Beach when he is 73?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cal complain about when he finds Ruth in Chapter 5?

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

3. What does Ruth do after graduation?

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

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

6. Who dies in Chapter 1? How does this death impact the other characters?

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

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

9. How are Fort Niles and Courne Haven islands alike?

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

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