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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what do the boys use Muriel's equipment?
(a) To jolt each other in the arm.
(b) To check their heartbeats.
(c) To watch the ships in the harbor.
(d) To experience a splendid rush of energy.

2. What does Cy discover on Riley's body?
(a) No tattoos.
(b) Fitting verses tattooed on Riley's right sole.
(c) A tribute tattooed to Reeda.
(d) A tattoo for every year of Riley's life.

3. What does Cy's mother say about the sun's light?
(a) That it is brighter when she is brighter.
(b) That the sun's light does not go out at night but migrates to Ireland and America.
(c) That it is brightest shining through the mist.
(d) That it fades into nothing.

4. What regularly claims victims among children and tourists?
(a) The strange riptides.
(b) The local pickpocket.
(c) The strange illnesses brought in through the port.
(d) Morecambe's quicksand pools.

5. What is Muriel's occupation?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A respected electrotherapist.
(d) A circus performer.

6. How does Morecambe celebrate the coming armistice?
(a) By fireworks.
(b) With a carnival.
(c) By closing school for the day.
(d) With a prayer meeting.

7. What does Reeda think of Riley?
(a) That he is a drunkard, a Catholic and maybe a Bolshevik.
(b) That he is somewhat crazy.
(c) That he is honorable.
(d) That he is dangerous.

8. What is a key to the customer's personality?
(a) The choice of pictures.
(b) The color choices.
(c) The scent of the skin.
(d) The way the customer reacts to pain.

9. What is a distinct favorite of Cy and his friends?
(a) A line of Bathing Beauties parades barer than ever and Gaynor Shearer's erect nipples.
(b) The blaring music.
(c) The cotton candy.
(d) The ice cream machine.

10. What does fine-line hatching do?
(a) Creates a wavy image.
(b) Tricks the eye into seeing three dimensions.
(c) Causes much blood loss.
(d) Causes scar tissue.

11. How does Jonty describe Mr. Riley?
(a) A cool tattoo artist.
(b) An undesirable papist who buys pigs' heads for ungodly purposes.
(c) A lunatic.
(d) A underworld spy.

12. Upon what does the town council frown?
(a) On the sick people Cy's mother nurses.
(b) On boys younger than 10 on the beach without a parent.
(c) On mixed bathing and skimpy outfits.
(d) On school being closed on Fridays.

13. Why do the town council's junctions bother Reeda?
(a) Because Cy had to do community service one day.
(b) Because she believes the human body is nothing of which to be ashamed.
(c) Because she didn't have the money for the fine.
(d) Because she had to pick up litter one day.

14. Why does Cy wish his eyes could lie?
(a) So the schoolmaster wouldn't hit him.
(b) So he could look his mama in the face.
(c) So the school bully would leave him alone.
(d) So his troubles would be over.

15. How does Riley die?
(a) Suicide by drinking bleach.
(b) Hangs himself.
(c) Slips and cracks his head and drowns in the bay.
(d) Is murdered by the man who smashes his fingers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the summer crowds gather?

2. Of what are Cy's earliest memories?

3. What has Cy forgotten?

4. What does Riley offer Cy?

5. What does Riley come to understand while at sea?

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