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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 kind of fish does Tully catch as he is talking to Sophie for the first time?
(a) Shark.
(b) Marlin.
(c) Dolphin.
(d) Tarpon.

2. Cleopatra compares Tully's situation as he joins the crew of the Lucretia to whose?
(a) Columbus.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Achilles.

3. Jetfuel Joe asks Tully if he has a message from _________.
(a) Captain Kirk.
(b) Captain Keed.
(c) The spirit world.
(d) The gods.

4. What does Tully give to Ix-Nay as penance?
(a) $500.
(b) Lister's conch.
(c) Mr. Twain.
(d) His skiff.

5. What kind of boat did Cleopatra hate?
(a) Shrimp boat.
(b) Swamp boat.
(c) Banana boat.
(d) Cigarette boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Willie Singer's plane?

2. Where is Sophie's boat from?

3. What did the bounty hunters use to subdue Tully in San Pedro?

4. Tully imagines that Dawn will turn up someday on the arm of a ______________.

5. What does Tully give Cleopatra for her birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Cleopatra prepare for her own burial?

2. How does Tully help Cleopatra say goodbye to Highbourne Hill?

3. Where did the novel get its title?

4. What is Sophie Diamant's story?

5. How were the charges against Tully in Wyoming dropped?

6. Why do the people of Dalvalo worship pilots?

7. How does Tully feel as Ix-Nay and Sammy Raye leave him behind to join the crew of the Lucretia?

8. Where did Tully meet Dawn before the resort at San Pedro?

9. How does Tully react when he sees Waldo Stilton in San Pedro?

10. What is Willie's experience like when he first sees the Fresnal lens?

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