Spartina Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

John Casey (novelist)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Spartina Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

John Casey (novelist)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Dick left unattended lately?
(a) His wife.
(b) His lobster pots.
(c) His boat.
(d) His boys.

2. What is the rendezvous point for the drug deal?
(a) The bird sanctuary.
(b) Joxer's dock.
(c) The Neptune.
(d) Mary Scanlon's restaurant.

3. What does Elsie do in the crow's nest?
(a) Films the water.
(b) Gets a suntan.
(c) Keeps lookout for swordfish.
(d) Keeps lookout for other ships.

4. How does Charlie think about May in his mind?
(a) Flirtatious.
(b) Solid and dependable.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Beautiful.

5. Who does Dick tell May he is going to ask about borrowing money?
(a) Miss Dillard.
(b) Miss Pearson.
(c) Miss Hall.
(d) Miss Perry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the college boy who helps out on the crab dumping trip?

2. What does Miss Perry bring with her each year on Dick's birthday?

3. What do the dope sniffing dogs smell on shore?

4. What does Parker call Dick?

5. What is the name of the Rhode Island town where Dick lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dick feel about the fantasies that Elsie finds erotic?

2. Explain Dick's internal conflict and how it relates to Parker's influence.

3. How does the author show the vulnerable side of Elsie's normally strong personality?

4. What is Dick's employment pattern and how does he plan to make money to finish his boat?

5. What is revealed about Dick's personality in Chapter 2 when he and his sons dig for illegal clams in the bird sanctuary?

6. What advice does May give Dick before leaving on the swordfish trip which will be filmed for Schuyler's documentary?

7. What are the two viable options for funding for Dick's boat at this point?

8. What are the differences between how May and Elsie view Dick's boat project?

9. How does Dick misread the message that Elsie sends when she tells him to leave her with the secret of their affair?

10. How does Dick's attraction to Elsie begin?

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