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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. Where do Ruth and Owney walk along the edge of in Chapter 11?
(a) The shore.
(b) A farmer's field.
(c) A cliff.
(d) A deep quarry.

2. What does Ruth do for most of the fall of 1976?
(a) She dreams of Owney.
(b) She lays low.
(c) She studies.
(d) She saves up money.

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

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

5. What does Ruth demand Lanford do in the epilogue?
(a) Apologize to Mary.
(b) Donate his fortune to the town.
(c) Vacate Ellis House.
(d) Treat the locals better.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Owney maintain traps?

2. When was the third lobster war?

3. Where does Rhonda set up a temporary salon in Chapter 10?

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

5. What does Toby recommend Ruth do when she visits his room in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strange news circulates about Lanford in Chapter 12?

2. What do Ruth and Toby say to one another on the topic of religion in Chapter 10?

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

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

5. Why is Kitty so out of sorts in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

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

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