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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 is Kitty being threatened with eviction?
(a) Because she has not paid rent for almost a year.
(b) Because of her noisy dog.
(c) Because of her drunkenness.
(d) Because she has loud fights that wake up the neighbors.

2. When did the Clarice Monroe sink?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1847.
(c) 1838.
(d) 1854.

3. What does Cal whistle as the group drives to Ellis House?
(a) "Dixie".
(b) "I Wonder as I Wander".
(c) "Old Joe Clark".
(d) "Oh Shenandoah".

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

5. Who is Ricky?
(a) Ruth's brother.
(b) Ruth's father.
(c) Ruth's uncle.
(d) Ruth's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What first attracts Stan to Mary?

2. Who is Ruth?

3. What color are the women painting Rhonda's kitchen in Chapter 5?

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

5. What does Vera never want Mary to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Simon and Webster look for at Potter Beach in Chapter 2 and why?

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

3. Who is Ebbett Thomas?

4. Why is Ruth sent to Delaware? How does she feel about this move?

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

6. Who are the members of Ebbett's family?

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

8. Describe Mary's wedding.

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

10. Describe Ruth's birth.

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