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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kitty live with Rhonda in Chapter 12?
(a) She has been thrown out by Len.
(b) Rhonda is ill.
(c) She is on the run.
(d) She is trying to save rent money.

2. When does Stan visit the Pommeroys in Chapter 12?
(a) The first of December.
(b) The first week of November.
(c) The end of November.
(d) Mid-November.

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

4. Who's skull does Webster find in Chapter 12?
(a) Joan Saunders-Ellis'.
(b) Jenny Simpson-Ellis'.
(c) Janny Samson-Ellis'.
(d) Jane Smith-Ellis'.

5. Where do Ruth and Owney race to in Chapter 11?
(a) A small beach.
(b) A boat.
(c) The wedding.
(d) A cave.

6. What does Angus fill Courne Haven traps with?
(a) Discarded clothes and blankets.
(b) Compost.
(c) Feces.
(d) Garbage and rubble.

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

8. According to Kitty, who is the only one to be able to make a bride happy?
(a) Her groom.
(b) God.
(c) Her maid of honor.
(d) Herself.

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

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

11. When Ruth leaves Toby's room in Chapter 10, what does she wish she had declared to him?
(a) That she is dying.
(b) That she is pregnant.
(c) That she is an atheist.
(d) That she is in love.

12. What does Simon want Ruth to get from Lanford in Chapter 8?
(a) Money.
(b) The tusk.
(c) Some food.
(d) His antique pocket watch.

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

14. Why does Lanford remain in Fort Niles in Chapter 12?
(a) The weather is poor.
(b) To see Ruth.
(c) To speak to Stan.
(d) To enjoy the views.

15. What is the name of the boat waiting for the group at the dock in Chapter 7?
(a) New Dream.
(b) New Land.
(c) New Hope.
(d) New Vista.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ruth describe her first sexual experience?

2. What did Ruth think her first experience with sex would be like?

3. Who is Chucky Strachan?

4. Who is the most aggressive cutter on Fort Niles?

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

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