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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dick decides that if something had to be damaged in the storm he would prefer it to be _________________.
(a) His house.
(b) His boat.
(c) His car.
(d) His boat dock.

2. With what does Dick offer to help Elsie?
(a) Tuning her car.
(b) Hospital expenses.
(c) Moving furniture.
(d) Mulching the garden.

3. Who has repaid Elsie's brother-in-law?
(a) Dick.
(b) Elsie.
(c) May.
(d) Eddie.

4. What does Elsie want to show Dick?
(a) The blue canoe.
(b) A new car.
(c) Plans for a new house.
(d) Some baby sand turtles.

5. Which of the following does Elsie NOT tell Dick?
(a) She got a raise.
(b) She is in love with him.
(c) She got a leave of absence.
(d) She got a promotion.

6. Where does Dick go to wait out the hurricane?
(a) The Neptune.
(b) The Wedding Cake.
(c) The Spartina-May.
(d) His house.

7. Who owns the boat, the Lydia P.?
(a) Joxer.
(b) Captain Texeira.
(c) Schuyler.
(d) Parker.

8. What does Dick think will be the end of his bad mood?
(a) Getting his money from Parker.
(b) Getting his boat into the water.
(c) Taking a small vacation.
(d) Having sex with Elsie.

9. What is the program Dick watches at The Neptune?
(a) Schuyler's documentary.
(b) The World Series.
(c) Dog the Bounty Hunter.
(d) Law and Order.

10. In what kind of light does the documentary show Dick?
(a) Fair.
(b) Flattering.
(c) Uncomplimentary.
(d) Harsh.

11. What does Tran's father hound Dick about?
(a) The family's living conditions.
(b) Going out on the Spartina.
(c) The weather.
(d) Tran's payment.

12. Where does Dick long to be for some stability in his life?
(a) With Elsie.
(b) The Neptune.
(c) His boat.
(d) With May.

13. Which of the following is NOT true as Chapter 46 begins?
(a) Elsie calls May to tell her about her affair with Dick.
(b) The first months of winter are profitable.
(c) Dick and his family are staying at Eddie's.
(d) Dick and his family are having a pleasant winter.

14. What is the value of the books Miss Perry has given Dick's boys?
(a) $10,000
(b) $2,000.
(c) $200.
(d) $20,000.

15. Dick asks Parker if he had sex with Marie because _________________________.
(a) He was bored.
(b) He loves her.
(c) Schuyler was too greedy in the drug deal.
(d) She came on to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hails Dick from another boat?

2. Where is Dick headed as Chapter 32 opens?

3. What happens to Elsie on board the Spartina as she and Dick talk?

4. To whom does Elsie compare Dick in Chapter 43?

5. Where does the note tell Dick to go?

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