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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 is Candy?
(a) Amelia's niece.
(b) Natalie's sister.
(c) Paulette's mother.
(d) Dotty's daughter.

2. When Ruth leaves Toby's room in Chapter 10, what does she wish she had declared to him?
(a) That she is an atheist.
(b) That she is dying.
(c) That she is pregnant.
(d) That she is in love.

3. What does Cal argue with Ruth about in Chapter 7?
(a) Whether Cal or Angus is better looking.
(b) Whether he or Ruth's mother is the bigger sycophant.
(c) Whether Ruth is old enough to date.
(d) Whether Ruth should return to the island or not.

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

5. Where does Ruth hide when Stan visits the Pommeroys' house in Chapter 12?
(a) In the shoe closet.
(b) In the pantry.
(c) Under a bed.
(d) Under the table.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Toby recommend Ruth do when she visits his room in Chapter 10?

2. What did Lanford tell Ruth to do when she was sixteen?

3. What does Angus fill Courne Haven traps with?

4. What kind of reputation can a lobsterman not afford?

5. Why does Kitty live with Rhonda in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the end of Chapter 11?

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

3. What are the other characters doing in the Epilogue?

4. Why does Owney have hidden lobsters?

5. Why is Kitty so out of sorts in Chapter 12?

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

7. How does Ruth feel about her sexual experience with Owney in Chapter 11?

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

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

10. What happens when Stan visits Ruth at Rhonda's in Chapter 12?

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