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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hazel beg Olive to become Ruby's wet nurse after her first few weeks in the nursery?
(a) The managers of the nursery will just leave Ruby outside to die if she is too fussy.
(b) Hazel promised Dr. Dunne that she would keep Ruby safe so he could adopt her in a few years.
(c) Ruby is not getting enough milk and she might die.
(d) Hazel will lose her allowance from the state if Ruby dies.

2. How hot does the ship get in the summer?
(a) About 90 degrees.
(b) More than 120 degrees.
(c) About 70 degrees.
(d) About 80 degrees.

3. What does Mathinna do at the party that clouds her judgment?
(a) Views everyone with suspicion.
(b) Gets very sad and homesick.
(c) Drinks alcohol.
(d) Falls in love.

4. Who sexually assaults Hazel in Part III?
(a) Buck.
(b) Dr. Dunne.
(c) The ship's captain.
(d) Mickey.

5. Who hides Evangeline's handkerchief for her?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Dr. Dunne.
(c) Buck.
(d) Olive.

6. Where does Ruby get transferred after she gets out of the nursery?
(a) To the Queen's Orphan School.
(b) To the scullery.
(c) To St. Mark's Orphanage.
(d) To Cascades prison.

7. What did Hazel's own mother often buy instead of food?
(a) Opium.
(b) Rum.
(c) Silver.
(d) Flowers.

8. Who does Dr. Dunne put on Ruby's birth certificate as her mother?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Liza.
(c) Evnageline.
(d) Olive.

9. What do the group of women in the prison who cause a lot of trouble call themselves?
(a) The Rowers.
(b) The Hellraisers.
(c) The Flash Mob.
(d) The Finalists.

10. Who takes care of Mathinna when she grows very ill?
(a) Mrs. Crain.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Hazel.

11. What does Evangeline use to defend the person who is being assaulted in Part III?
(a) A whip.
(b) A gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A piece of wood.

12. What does Hazel wear in prison during her first weeks to make her feel better?
(a) Warm leggings.
(b) Evangeline's ticket.
(c) Her grandmother's ring.
(d) A hat from her mother.

13. What happens to Olive's baby?
(a) He is stillborn.
(b) One of the sailors with a grudge throws him overboard.
(c) He dies several days after birth.
(d) He starves to death when he is about three months old.

14. What color in the sky meant a storm was on the way?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

15. Who hires Hazel for work?
(a) Mrs. Williamson.
(b) Mrs. Gusterson.
(c) Mrs. Crain.
(d) Mr. Hendricks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Waluka?

2. Who dies as the ship heads into the Indian Ocean?

3. What does Evangeline do shortly after she gives birth?

4. In which town does Dr. Dunne want to try to "start again"?

5. Where was Dr. Dunne raised?

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