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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 laborer.
(d) He does not want to be a lobster fisherman.

2. Why had Mary always been treated with suspicion by the islanders?
(a) Because she often told lies as a child.
(b) Because she was an orphan and an immigrant.
(c) Because she was far smarter than the islanders.
(d) Because she was rude and cold towards them.

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

4. What smells horribly in Chapter 7?
(a) Gasoline.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Burnt Toast.

5. Where do Ruth and Owney make love in Chapter 11?
(a) In a car.
(b) A cave.
(c) An old shed.
(d) On a boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month do Stan and Mary marry?

2. Where do most of the island children attend high school?

3. How does Conway make a living?

4. What are the quarries on the islands filled with?

5. What state are Fort Niles and Courne Haven islands off the coast of?

(see the answer key)

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