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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 gets married in July of 1976?
(a) Amelia Farnsworth and Karl Guigenheim.
(b) Paulette Grouix and Bart Williams.
(c) Dotty Wishnell and Charlie Burden.
(d) Natalie Dupont and Larry Hammersmith.

2. Who is waiting for Ruth and Owney when they return home in Chapter 11?
(a) Stan.
(b) Mary.
(c) Toby.
(d) Simon.

3. What is the name of the boat waiting for the group at the dock in Chapter 7?
(a) New Dream.
(b) New Land.
(c) New Vista.
(d) New Hope.

4. What is Ruth's name by the summer of 1982?
(a) Ruth Thomas- Ellis.
(b) Ruth Thomas- White.
(c) Ruth Thomas- Pommeroy.
(d) Ruth Thomas-Wishnell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the second lobster war?

2. What does Ruth sell for $22,000?

3. Why does Lanford remain in Fort Niles in Chapter 12?

4. What does Rhonda wish she had for Ruth?

5. What does Owney show Ruth near a tiny island in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruth want for her future?

2. What does Rhonda think of Mary?

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

4. Describe the drive to Rockland in Chapter 7.

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

6. What happens at the end of Chapter 11?

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

8. What event is taking place in Chapter 10?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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