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

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

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

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

5. How do the locals feel about the Ellises?
(a) They idolize them.
(b) They envy them.
(c) They resent them.
(d) They ignore them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vera think of Mary's marriage?

2. What does Ruth say to her mother when she sees her at the end of Chapter 5?

3. Who does Ruth stay with when her parents go away for a short time in Chapter 1?

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

5. How many children does Ebbett have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Simon tell Rhonda not to do in Chapter 1? Why does he give her this advice?

5. Describe the scenery along Ellis Road.

6. How are the men on the islands described?

7. Who is Cal Cooley?

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

9. What does Simon think of Lanford?

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

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