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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. Who gives Ruth and Cal the horrible smelling item in Chapter 7?
(a) Mary.
(b) Stan.
(c) Vera.
(d) Lanford.

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

3. What does Angus fill Courne Haven traps with?
(a) Garbage and rubble.
(b) Discarded clothes and blankets.
(c) Feces.
(d) Compost.

4. What did Ruth think her first experience with sex would be like?
(a) Exciting and romantic.
(b) Nothing special.
(c) Scary and unlike anything she had ever experienced.
(d) Difficult, grim and painful.

5. What type of boat does Ruth go in with Owney in Chapter 7?
(a) A yacht.
(b) A sailboat.
(c) A fishing boat.
(d) A rowboat.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kitty, who is the only one to be able to make a bride happy?

2. What does Cal do as he drives Ruth back to Rockland in Chapter 7?

3. When was the third lobster war?

4. What does Toby need before the small group can leave the dock in Chapter 7?

5. What is the weather like when Ruth is asked to wait at the dock in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Ruth and Owney go in Chapter 11?

2. What do Ruth and Lanford discuss in Chapter 10?

3. Why does Owney have hidden lobsters?

4. What does Ruth want for her future?

5. What does Rhonda and Mary hope for Ruth and her future?

6. What does Toby believe is the future of Fort Niles?

7. What happens at the end of Chapter 11?

8. Why are Ruth and Owney left alone in Chapter 7? What does Owney show Ruth?

9. Describe the second, third and fourth lobster wars.

10. What does Owney want to be when he is older?

(see the answer keys)

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