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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Owney a natural at?

2. What does Owney not want to do as a profession?

3. Who is Chucky Strachan?

4. What happened to John while he was in the army?

5. Who is president of Ruth's company?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruth want for her future?

2. What does Rhonda think of Mary?

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

4. How did Stan and Angus become estranged for eight months?

5. What strange news circulates about Lanford in Chapter 12?

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

7. Describe the drive to Rockland in Chapter 7.

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

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

10. What puts a stop to the last lobster war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the love and romance found in the novel, particularly the relationship between Ruth and Owney. How do they meet? What is Ruth's first impression of Owney? What is the status of their relationship by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of death in the novel "Stern Men". Who dies in the novel and why? How do these deaths affect the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of the woman on the islands? As a woman, what do Ruth's parents expect of her? How do Ruth's ambitions clash with the social expectations placed upon her?

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