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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth do with the $22,000?

2. What does Owney not want to do as a profession?

3. Why does Owney maintain traps?

4. Who takes up with Florida Cobb in Chapter 12?

5. When does Stan visit the Pommeroys in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event is taking place in Chapter 10?

2. What does Rhonda think of Mary?

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

4. What happens at the end of Chapter 11?

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

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

7. Describe the drive to Rockland in Chapter 7.

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

9. How did Stan and Angus become estranged for eight months?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the love and romance found in the novel, particularly the relationship between Ruth and Owney. How do they meet? What is Ruth's first impression of Owney? What is the status of their relationship by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conclusion of the novel "Stern Men". Are you satisfied with the ending? Why or why not? Is the conclusion a happy one? Are there any unanswered questions? Would you change anything?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the protagonist of the novel. Ruth Thomas. What are her defining character traits? What is most important to her and why? What important events take place during her life?

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