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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will Lanford give Ruth $300 for in Chapter 3?
(a) To visit her mother in Concord.
(b) A trip to New York.
(c) A fancy dress.
(d) A new pair of glasses.

2. Why does Owney maintain traps?
(a) To prove that he knows lobsters.
(b) To impress his uncle.
(c) To make some money on the side.
(d) He is interested in lobsters.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What smells horribly in Chapter 7?

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

3. Where does Ruth find Owney in Chapter 11?

4. Who is Senator Simon Adams' twin?

5. What type of boat does Ruth go in with Owney in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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