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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Candy?
(a) Paulette's mother.
(b) Amelia's niece.
(c) Natalie's sister.
(d) Dotty's daughter.

3. What does Owney do after working as Stan's sternman for two years?
(a) Travels on the mainland and attracts business to the islands.
(b) Buys a fiberglass boat and grows rich.
(c) Buys and sells shares.
(d) Works for Ruth.

4. What does Toby recommend Ruth do when she visits his room in Chapter 10?
(a) Go to college.
(b) Read the Bible's wonderful stories.
(c) Marry someone who is not connected to the island.
(d) Clean up after herself.

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

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

7. What surprises Ruth when she and Owney kiss in Chapter 11?
(a) How much she dislikes the kiss.
(b) How easy it is.
(c) How the fear of being caught melts away.
(d) When Owney uses his tongue.

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

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

10. When does Toby think Fort Niles will be abandoned?
(a) Never.
(b) In two decades.
(c) Sooner rather than later.
(d) In less than a decade.

11. What news about Ruth does Kitty tell Stan in Chapter 12?
(a) Ruth is pregnant.
(b) Ruth is moving to her mother's.
(c) Ruth is going to college.
(d) Ruth is ill.

12. Who does Ruth live with in July, August and early September of 1976?
(a) Stan.
(b) Lanford.
(c) Rhonda.
(d) Toby.

13. In what year does Ruth become pregnant for the second time?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1982.

14. Who is David?
(a) Ruth's nephew.
(b) Ruth's son.
(c) Ruth's brother.
(d) Ruth's cousin.

15. Who is Chucky Strachan?
(a) The best man at the wedding.
(b) The bartender at the wedding.
(c) The brother of the groom at the wedding.
(d) The father of the bride at the wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Rhonda the only widow on Fort Niles?

2. What had Ruth hoped of her first sexual partner?

3. What does Ruth do with the $22,000?

4. Who ends up in a coma after a fight in Wayside Hotel bar in Rockland?

5. Why does Lanford remain in Fort Niles in Chapter 12?

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