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

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

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

4. What isle's demise does Toby speak of in Chapter 10?
(a) The Isle of Servrey.
(b) The Isle of Spalart.
(c) The Isle of Shoals.
(d) The Isle of Sawpon.

5. When was the second lobster war?
(a) 1925- 1934.
(b) 1932-1936.
(c) 1921-1923.
(d) 1928-1930.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When does Stan visit the Pommeroys in Chapter 12?

4. What surprises Ruth when she and Owney kiss in Chapter 11?

5. What does Cal do as he drives Ruth back to Rockland in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the other characters doing in the Epilogue?

2. What does Ruth want for her future?

3. Why does Owney have hidden lobsters?

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

5. What does Rhonda think of Mary?

6. What event is taking place in Chapter 10?

7. What do Ruth and Owney do in Chapter 11?

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

9. Describe the drive to Rockland in Chapter 7.

10. What happened to Stan's marriage to Mary during the lobster wars and immediately following the lobster war?

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