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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. Where does Mr. Sing want Morgan to take some men?

2. What is dizzying to Morgan when he pulls into Woman Key?

3. What does the black man call Morgan after he is injured?

4. What does Frankie call Mr. Sing?

5. How long did Johnson charter a boat for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Morgan wonder about the lawyer in Part 3?

2. What does Albert say about Morgan in Part 3?

3. What do three men beg Morgan for at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Wesley think Morgan should have done when they were shot at?

5. What does Adams say to Morgan when he sees him in Woman Key?

6. Why does Morgan say Sing was not a very good business man?

7. How is Morgan wounded by the Cubans, and what does he choose to do?

8. What does Johnson say when he is back at the dock after his first day of fishing?

9. What does Morgan notice after taking the wheel back from Emilio?

10. What does Johnson do when he gets a huge marlin on his line, and how does Morgan respond to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Morgan change when he is around his family versus when he is around his friends? What causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

What are the main reasons for the ending of the Gordons' marriage, and how does the end of this relationship affect some of the other characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

There were a few different social and political ideals mentioned and discussed in this book. What are some of these ideals, and how does their presence in the book affect the main characters?

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