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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ruth ask directions from when she becomes lost in the woods in Chapter 10?
(a) A group of traveling merchants.
(b) A hunter.
(c) A couple in love.
(d) An old widow.

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

3. Where do Ruth and Owney walk along the edge of in Chapter 11?
(a) A deep quarry.
(b) A farmer's field.
(c) The shore.
(d) A cliff.

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

5. Who is the family idiot in Rhonda's family?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Robin.
(c) Gregory.
(d) William.

6. Who is estranged for eight months after a heated verbal fight?
(a) Simon and Webster.
(b) Simon and Cal.
(c) Stan and Angus.
(d) Stan and Len.

7. Who takes up with Florida Cobb in Chapter 12?
(a) Webster.
(b) Stan.
(c) Simon.
(d) Len.

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

9. Why does Stan ask about Ruth's plans in Chapter 12?
(a) He has been hearing rumors around the village.
(b) Ruth sent him a cryptic letter the previous day.
(c) Simon has expressed his concerns to Stan.
(d) He has received a letter from Mary.

10. What does Fagan do for a living?
(a) He is a potato farmer.
(b) He is a carpenter.
(c) He is a lobster fisherman.
(d) He is a soldier.

11. What did Lanford tell Ruth to do when she was sixteen?
(a) Pursue an education.
(b) Wear her hair off her face.
(c) Wear longer dresses.
(d) Save her pennies.

12. Who gets married in July of 1976?
(a) Natalie Dupont and Larry Hammersmith.
(b) Dotty Wishnell and Charlie Burden.
(c) Amelia Farnsworth and Karl Guigenheim.
(d) Paulette Grouix and Bart Williams.

13. 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 laborer.
(c) He does not want to be a minister.
(d) He does not want to be a lobster fisherman.

14. How does Conway make a living?
(a) He sells timber to manufacturers up north.
(b) He lives on disability after being discharged from the Navy.
(c) He lives off his parents' fortunes.
(d) He builds furniture for merchants on the mainland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the third lobster war described as?

2. Where does Rhonda set up a temporary salon in Chapter 10?

3. When was the second lobster war?

4. According to Kitty, what is a breeze?

5. What do Ruth and Owney stop doing when they return home in Chapter 11?

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