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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 kind of reputation can a lobsterman not afford?
(a) A reputation of generosity.
(b) A reputation of greed.
(c) A reputation of passivity.
(d) A reputation of lowbrow tactics.

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

3. Why does Owney maintain traps?
(a) To make some money on the side.
(b) He is interested in lobsters.
(c) To prove that he knows lobsters.
(d) To impress his uncle.

4. When does Toby think Fort Niles will be abandoned?
(a) Never.
(b) In two decades.
(c) In less than a decade.
(d) Sooner rather than later.

5. What does Fagan do for a living?
(a) He is a soldier.
(b) He is a lobster fisherman.
(c) He is a potato farmer.
(d) He is a carpenter.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Kitty, what is a breeze?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rhonda think of Mary?

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

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

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

6. What does Ruth want for her future?

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

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

9. Where do Ruth and Owney go in Chapter 11?

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

(see the answer keys)

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