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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Rhonda the only widow on Fort Niles?
(a) Widows tend to move to the mainland after their spouses' death.
(b) There are not many women living on the island to begin with.
(c) Lobstermen tend not to marry.
(d) Lobstermen don't perish by the fleet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Ruth describe how she and Owney make love in Chapter 11?
(a) Slowly and tenderly.
(b) As very professional.
(c) Quickly and with determination.
(d) As awkwardly.

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

11. What had Ruth hoped of her first sexual partner?
(a) That he would guide her through it.
(b) That he would be an actor or poet.
(c) That he would be her first love.
(d) That he would propose to her immediately after.

12. What nickname does Stan earn after the end of the war?
(a) Stan the Man.
(b) Lobsterman.
(c) Boat Dweller.
(d) Greedy Number Two.

13. What did Chester do after serving in the army?
(a) He became a prison guard in a state prison.
(b) He married and had three children.
(c) He joined the Gypsy Bandoleer Bandits.
(d) He opened a french-style restaurant along the bayou.

14. Where does Rhonda set up a temporary salon in Chapter 10?
(a) In the back garden of Toby's house.
(b) In an abandoned factory.
(c) At Ruth's house.
(d) In her house.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the secretary at Ruth's company?

2. Why does Ruth go to the Addams' house in Chapter 8?

3. What is Ruth's name by the summer of 1982?

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

5. When was the third lobster war?

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