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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Rhonda's favorite child?
(a) Orly.
(b) Jonas.
(c) Webster.
(d) Peter.

2. Which of the following things is Angus not?
(a) A bully.
(b) A slob.
(c) A bigot.
(d) A hypocrite.

3. What does Ruth declare of Eddie in Chapter 8?
(a) He is a simpleton.
(b) He needs to be on a feeding schedule.
(c) He is an angry human being.
(d) He has more ambition than the president.

4. What does Cal do as he drives Ruth back to Rockland in Chapter 7?
(a) He coughs and coughs.
(b) He sings his favorite songs.
(c) He smokes a cigar.
(d) He talks endlessly.

5. Who is Mary?
(a) Ruth's mother.
(b) Ruth's sister.
(c) Ruth's cousin.
(d) Ruth's aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Angus responsible for looking after?

2. What is the name of Lanford's yacht?

3. Why does Angus decide not to hire Ruth as a sternman in Chapter 4?

4. When do the men on the islands go to war?

5. What does Ebbett wait for in the prologue?

(see the answer key)

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