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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. Where does May tell Dick to go after she learns of his affair?
(a) To his boat.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) To hell.
(d) To anywhere but here.

2. What does May tell Dick that she wants?
(a) A job.
(b) A vacation.
(c) $100.
(d) A new car.

3. What time of day is it when Dick awakens on his boat?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Late afternoon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

4. How does Elsie say her life is going in Boston?
(a) Things have never been better.
(b) Things are horrible.
(c) Things are going well.
(d) Things could be better.

5. Who is the Vietnamese man that Parker brings on the trip?
(a) Tran.
(b) Huu.
(c) Le.
(d) Nguyen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elsie tell Dick before she leaves?

2. What about Elsie seems to confuse Dick?

3. Where does the note tell Dick to go?

4. Where does Dick meet with his family after the hurricane?

5. What appears very green to Dick as he surveys the aftermath of the hurricane?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Schuyler's documentary put Dick in an unfavorable light?

2. What does Eddie note about Dick's mood even though the boat is finished and ready for launching?

3. How does the strain of Dick's infidelity begin to weigh on his mind?

4. How does Dick avoid telling May the truth about his affair with Elsie?

5. Explain the three forces with which Dick battles during the hurricane.

6. Explain the irony of Dick's new assertiveness with Parker.

7. How does Elsie interpret Dick's comment that they are similar to Marie and Parker?

8. What happens in Chapter 44 that exacerbates Dick's gloomy feelings when he is on shore?

9. What does Dick determine will be the new driving forces in his life?

10. What is the irony of the value of the books Miss Perry gave to Dick and his sons?

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