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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is waiting for Ruth and Owney when they return home in Chapter 11?
(a) Mary.
(b) Toby.
(c) Simon.
(d) Stan.

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

3. When was the fourth lobster war?
(a) The mid- 1960's.
(b) The late 1950's.
(c) The early 1960's.
(d) The mid-1950's.

4. What are the Cobbs debating with Rhonda when Ruth arrives in Chapter 8?
(a) Who should wash the dishes.
(b) Whether it will rain by the end of the day.
(c) When raccoons were introduced from Courne Haven.
(d) How much Rhonda owes for painting the exterior of her house.

5. Who ends up in a coma after a fight in Wayside Hotel bar in Rockland?
(a) Stan.
(b) Don.
(c) Robin.
(d) Angus.

6. What does Toby need before the small group can leave the dock in Chapter 7?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Lunch.
(c) A few moments alone with Ruth.
(d) A bathroom break.

7. Where does Ruth find Owney in Chapter 11?
(a) On the porch.
(b) By the shore.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In the garden.

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

9. 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) Works for Ruth.
(c) Buys a fiberglass boat and grows rich.
(d) Buys and sells shares.

10. What kind of reputation can a lobsterman not afford?
(a) A reputation of generosity.
(b) A reputation of greed.
(c) A reputation of passivity.
(d) A reputation of lowbrow tactics.

11. 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) An old widow.
(d) A couple in love.

12. Who gives Ruth and Cal the horrible smelling item in Chapter 7?
(a) Vera.
(b) Stan.
(c) Lanford.
(d) Mary.

13. Why does Ruth call Stan a liar and a coward in Chapter 12?
(a) Because he never expresses an opinion about anything.
(b) Because he allows Angus to bully him.
(c) Because he lied to her about her real family.
(d) Because he did not save the family pet from drowning.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the second lobster war?

2. What does Ruth demand Lanford do in the epilogue?

3. Who is David?

4. What does Owney not want to do as a profession?

5. When was the third lobster war?

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