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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 Toby need before the small group can leave the dock in Chapter 7?
(a) Supplies.
(b) A bathroom break.
(c) A few moments alone with Ruth.
(d) Lunch.

2. What does Owney not want to do as a profession?
(a) He does not want to be a lobster fisherman.
(b) He does not want to be a minister.
(c) He does not want to be a laborer.
(d) He does not want to do a job that requires a suit and tie.

3. Where do Ruth and Owney race to in Chapter 11?
(a) A cave.
(b) A small beach.
(c) The wedding.
(d) A boat.

4. According to Kitty, who is the only one to be able to make a bride happy?
(a) God.
(b) Her groom.
(c) Her maid of honor.
(d) Herself.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ruth think her first experience with sex would be like?

2. Where does Ruth hide when Stan visits the Pommeroys' house in Chapter 12?

3. What had Ruth hoped of her first sexual partner?

4. What does Rhonda wish she had for Ruth?

5. Where does Ruth kiss Owney in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Ruth want for her future?

3. What do Stan and Ruth fight about in Chapter 12?

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

5. Why are Ruth and Owney left alone in Chapter 7? What does Owney show Ruth?

6. What happens when Stan visits Ruth at Rhonda's in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

10. Describe the drive to Rockland in Chapter 7.

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