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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does doc find when he wades into the water and parts the mass of algae?
(a) Trapped pelicans
(b) The wreckage of a ship
(c) The face of a beautiful dead girl
(d) A dolphin

2. Who is the only person in town who has the nerve to ask the flagpole sitter how he goes to the toilet?
(a) Dora Flood
(b) Doc
(c) Richard Frost
(d) Lee Chong

3. Where does Henri the Painter live in his imagination?
(a) Australia
(b) Paris
(c) Berlin
(d) Maui

4. What do Mack and the boys use for currency in Lee's store?
(a) frogs
(b) the captain's whiskey
(c) sand dollars
(d) wooden nickels

5. Who leaves La Ida's in the company of girls?
(a) Two soldiers
(b) Their boyfriends
(c) Their blind dates
(d) Their cousins

6. Near Los Angeles, what does Doc load up on after he eats a hearty chicken dinner?
(a) Coffee, sandwiches and beer for breakfast
(b) Coffee, orange juice and muffins for breakfast
(c) Coffee and omelets for breakfast
(d) Coffee and pie for breakfast

7. What has enthralled Henri the Painter?
(a) His new car
(b) A new girl at the Bear Flag
(c) Watching a flagpole sitter/skater
(d) His new fishing pole

8. What is the mood at the Palace when Mack returns from the lab?
(a) Ecstatic
(b) Gloomy
(c) Hopeful
(d) Calm

9. What does the captain carry to the frog hunt?
(a) A pitcher of whiskey
(b) A gun
(c) A net
(d) A flashlight

10. What illness breaks out in all of Monterey?
(a) Gastroenteritis
(b) Measles
(c) Chicken Pox
(d) Influenza

11. What is Doc's driving style?
(a) He drives slowly and stops often.
(b) He speeds to get to the sea as quickly as possible.
(c) He slows down, then speeds up erratically.
(d) He swerves back and forth looking out toward the sea.

12. Where do the couples go?
(a) To a movie
(b) To a beach
(c) To dinner
(d) To breakfast

13. What does Doc do after his meal?
(a) Visits an old friend
(b) Goes to a club
(c) Checks into a hotel
(d) Picks up a hitchhiker

14. What fib does Doc make up about his walking trip?
(a) That he is walking to collect a $100 bet.
(b) That his car ran out of gas.
(c) That he is walking to sell magazine subscriptions.
(d) That he is walking to prove how much he loves his girlfriend.

15. Why does the captain think the pups are a nuisance?
(a) He doesn't have time to take care of pups.
(b) Their food is costing too much.
(c) He is moving and has to find them homes.
(d) No one wants bird dogs anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is it when Chapter 14 opens?

2. What does the flagpole sitter complain of on his second day?

3. How does Doc view Mack?

4. Where did Doc once take a walking trip?

5. What is Mack's method of catching the frogs?

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