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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 Owney show Ruth near a tiny island in Chapter 7?
(a) A beautiful view.
(b) His fort.
(c) A hidden lobster trap.
(d) A stash of alcohol and cigarettes.

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

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

4. Who does Ruth live with in July, August and early September of 1976?
(a) Lanford.
(b) Toby.
(c) Stan.
(d) Rhonda.

5. What type of boat does Ruth go in with Owney in Chapter 7?
(a) A fishing boat.
(b) A yacht.
(c) A sailboat.
(d) A rowboat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rhonda wish she had for Ruth?

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

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

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

5. Who takes up with Florida Cobb in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Stan and Angus become estranged for eight months?

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

4. What does Rhonda think of Mary?

5. What does Toby believe is the future of Fort Niles?

6. How have Rhonda's sons lived since Ira's death?

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

8. What happens at the end of Chapter 11?

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

10. What does Ruth want for her future?

(see the answer keys)

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