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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Owney a natural at?
(a) Housework.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Business.
(d) Fishing.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ruth live with in July, August and early September of 1976?

2. How does Conway make a living?

3. What does Ruth do for most of the fall of 1976?

4. Who is Candy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ruth feel about her sexual experience with Owney in Chapter 11?

2. How does Ruth's relationship with Lanford conclude in the Epilogue?

3. Describe the drive to Rockland in Chapter 7.

4. What do Ruth and Lanford discuss in Chapter 10?

5. What does Rhonda and Mary hope for Ruth and her future?

6. What is Ruth doing for a living in the Epilogue?

7. How has Ruth's personal life changed by the Epilogue?

8. What puts a stop to the last lobster war?

9. What does Owney want to be when he is older?

10. Describe the second, third and fourth lobster wars.

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