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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. How does the groom look at the wedding in Chapter 10?

2. Where does Rhonda set up a temporary salon in Chapter 10?

3. What kind of reputation can a lobsterman not afford?

4. Who is the secretary at Ruth's company?

5. When was the fourth lobster war?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ruth want for her future?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the author of the novel "Stern Men", Elizabeth Gilbert. What are some of the other works she has written? Compare the themes of these other works to "Stern Men".

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of the woman on the islands? As a woman, what do Ruth's parents expect of her? How do Ruth's ambitions clash with the social expectations placed upon her?

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