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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Who is the most aggressive cutter on Fort Niles?
(a) Angus.
(b) Cal.
(c) Simon.
(d) Stan.

4. Who is president of Ruth's company?
(a) Babe.
(b) Barry.
(c) Bitty.
(d) Bart.

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

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

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

8. Where does Ruth kiss Owney in Chapter 11?
(a) In Owney's bedroom.
(b) Near a sheer wall of granite.
(c) Under a large oak tree.
(d) In the garden at the house.

9. Where does Ruth hide when Stan visits the Pommeroys' house in Chapter 12?
(a) Under a bed.
(b) In the pantry.
(c) Under the table.
(d) In the shoe closet.

10. What does Ruth sell for $22,000?
(a) Stan's house.
(b) Her mother's wardrobe.
(c) The lighthouse lens.
(d) A car.

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

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

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

14. What does Ruth declare of Eddie in Chapter 8?
(a) He has more ambition than the president.
(b) He is a simpleton.
(c) He is an angry human being.
(d) He needs to be on a feeding schedule.

15. What does Ruth do when she sees Lanford grin at the end of the novel?
(a) She slaps him.
(b) She kisses him on the forehead.
(c) She smiles and leaves without saying a word.
(d) She laughs heartily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to John while he was in the army?

2. Who is estranged for eight months after a heated verbal fight?

3. What does Cal argue with Ruth about in Chapter 7?

4. What does Toby need before the small group can leave the dock in Chapter 7?

5. Who gets married in July of 1976?

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