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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sons do the Pommeroys have?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

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

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

4. What does Senator Simon Adams deliver in Chapter 1?
(a) A ticket to California.
(b) A pie baked by his mother.
(c) Healing chicken stock.
(d) Some old clothes and rags.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth say to her mother when she sees her at the end of Chapter 5?

2. What do older lobstermen tend to be?

3. Where does Ruth go to live in Chapter 2?

4. What first attracts Stan to Mary?

5. What does Ebbett do during the war years?

(see the answer key)

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