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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who's skull does Webster find in Chapter 12?
(a) Joan Saunders-Ellis'.
(b) Jenny Simpson-Ellis'.
(c) Jane Smith-Ellis'.
(d) Janny Samson-Ellis'.

2. Who takes up with Florida Cobb in Chapter 12?
(a) Webster.
(b) Stan.
(c) Len.
(d) Simon.

3. How does Conway make a living?
(a) He builds furniture for merchants on the mainland.
(b) He lives off his parents' fortunes.
(c) He lives on disability after being discharged from the Navy.
(d) He sells timber to manufacturers up north.

4. What does Toby need before the small group can leave the dock in Chapter 7?
(a) A bathroom break.
(b) A few moments alone with Ruth.
(c) Supplies.
(d) Lunch.

5. What does Ruth declare of Eddie in Chapter 8?
(a) He has more ambition than the president.
(b) He is a simpleton.
(c) He needs to be on a feeding schedule.
(d) He is an angry human being.

6. Why does Ruth call Stan a liar and a coward in Chapter 12?
(a) Because he allows Angus to bully him.
(b) Because he did not save the family pet from drowning.
(c) Because he never expresses an opinion about anything.
(d) Because he lied to her about her real family.

7. What does Ruth demand Lanford do in the epilogue?
(a) Vacate Ellis House.
(b) Donate his fortune to the town.
(c) Apologize to Mary.
(d) Treat the locals better.

8. When was the third lobster war?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1944.

9. What does Ruth do when she sees Lanford grin at the end of the novel?
(a) She laughs heartily.
(b) She kisses him on the forehead.
(c) She smiles and leaves without saying a word.
(d) She slaps him.

10. What do older lobstermen tend to be?
(a) Fighters.
(b) Pushers.
(c) Runners.
(d) Cutters.

11. What does Owney not want to do as a profession?
(a) He does not want to be a lobster fisherman.
(b) He does not want to do a job that requires a suit and tie.
(c) He does not want to be a laborer.
(d) He does not want to be a minister.

12. What nickname does Stan earn after the end of the war?
(a) Lobsterman.
(b) Greedy Number Two.
(c) Stan the Man.
(d) Boat Dweller.

13. What does Owney's uncle not allow him to do as of Chapter 7?
(a) Smoke and drink.
(b) Keep and sell lobsters.
(c) Spend time alone with Ruth.
(d) Go out past 9:00 pm.

14. How does the groom look at the wedding in Chapter 10?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Tired.

15. What is Ruth most proud of in the epilogue?
(a) Learning to respect the Ellis'.
(b) Not letting the Ellises' drive her away.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her ambitions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Owney maintain traps?

2. When was the fourth lobster war?

3. Who is Candy?

4. Who is the secretary at Ruth's company?

5. Where does Rhonda set up a temporary salon in Chapter 10?

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