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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Ruth to cry at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) She is sad over the recent death.
(b) She falls and scrapes her leg.
(c) Her father yells at her.
(d) A tasteless joke.

2. Who is Edith?
(a) Lanford's second wife.
(b) The cook at Ellis house.
(c) Vera's tutor.
(d) Mary's friend.

3. How is the third lobster war described as?
(a) Worth the trouble and strife.
(b) Brutal and unnecessary.
(c) Shockingly quiet.
(d) Short and ugly.

4. Who tells Stan all about Mary's history in Chapter 6?
(a) Edith.
(b) Angus.
(c) Len.
(d) Vera.

5. What is the weather like when Ruth is born?
(a) Warm.
(b) Freezing cold.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Stormy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cal argue with Ruth about in Chapter 7?

3. Why does Ruth go to the Addams' house in Chapter 8?

4. What do younger lobstermen tend to be?

5. Why had Mary always been treated with suspicion by the islanders?

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