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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 is Tony and Messinger's second base camp?
(a) Near a huge waterfall.
(b) Near the mouth of the Wausau River.
(c) Deep into Pie-Wie territory.
(d) At the border of the Pie-Wie country.

2. What do Tony and Messinger do?
(a) Turn back.
(b) Travel downstream alone.
(c) Give up.
(d) Beat each other up in a quarrel.

3. What does Tony decide?
(a) To kill Brenda.
(b) To kill himself.
(c) To go away for six months.
(d) To give her the increased amount.

4. How is Tony doing in the wake of Brenda's request to end their marriage?
(a) He is having a hard time.
(b) He believes she will change her mind, so is not thinking about it.
(c) He is relieved it is finally over.
(d) He is very angry and is contemplating killing her.

5. What is hard for Tony?
(a) Finding a topic for conversation with Milly.
(b) Seeing the way Winnie is abused.
(c) Knowing that Brenda is being unfaithful, only willingly.
(d) Not actually having sex with Milly, who is quite attractive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jock find at Jenny's flat?

2. Who ends up going with Dr. Messinger and Tony?

3. What does Mrs. Beaver encourage John to do?

4. About what does Mr. Todd become evasive?

5. Why does Jock apologize?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tony finally take some of his own personal power back and take charge of his destiny?

2. What is rather ironic about how divorce is treated in this era?

3. How does Brenda use the death of her son to justify her request for a divorce?

4. Why do you think Tony decides to go away for awhile?

5. What are the indications that Tony may still be plagued by a "curse" or bad luck?

6. How long is it before Tony and Messinger are able to talk to the men of the village about what they want?

7. What seems to be contrasted in this chapter?

8. What seems most important to Tony as he lies possibly dying and alone?

9. Why does Tony have to appear to be in the wrong?

10. How has Tony again entrusted his life to someone for whom that trust is not valid?

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