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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. When does Stan visit the Pommeroys in Chapter 12?
(a) The first week of November.
(b) The first of December.
(c) The end of November.
(d) Mid-November.

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

3. What does Angus fill Courne Haven traps with?
(a) Compost.
(b) Feces.
(c) Garbage and rubble.
(d) Discarded clothes and blankets.

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

5. What did Ruth think her first experience with sex would be like?
(a) Nothing special.
(b) Difficult, grim and painful.
(c) Exciting and romantic.
(d) Scary and unlike anything she had ever experienced.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Chester do after serving in the army?

2. Where does Ruth find Owney in Chapter 11?

3. Who ends up in a coma after a fight in Wayside Hotel bar in Rockland?

4. What is Ruth most proud of in the epilogue?

5. What do older lobstermen tend to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Rhonda think of Mary?

4. What puts a stop to the last lobster war?

5. What happens at the end of Chapter 11?

6. What event is taking place in Chapter 10?

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

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

9. Describe the drive to Rockland in Chapter 7.

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

(see the answer keys)

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