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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 news about Ruth does Kitty tell Stan in Chapter 12?

2. When was the third lobster war?

3. When was the second lobster war?

4. What does Ruth do when she sees Lanford grin at the end of the novel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Rhonda think of Mary?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens at the end of Chapter 11?

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

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "Stern Men". Describe Ruth's relationship with her father and mother. Describe the Pommeroy and Ellis families.

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