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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: At Sea Chapter III - V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long do Thomas' sons plan to visit him on the island?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 months.

2. What does Thomas dream about as he sleeps on the beach?
(a) His sons.
(b) The massacre.
(c) His first wife.
(d) Being attacked by a shark.

3. What is happening to the man Thomas sees on the highway in Chapter III?
(a) He is being arrested.
(b) He is being taunted by a child.
(c) He is being attacked by birds.
(d) He is being scolded by his wife.

4. What does the woman ask of Thomas when she learns the boy is not drunk?
(a) To see his paintings.
(b) To meet his other children.
(c) To go to dinner with him.
(d) To have him paint a potrait of her.

5. What does Thomas' second oldest son remind Thomas of when he first sees him?
(a) A duck.
(b) An otter.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Roger plan to go when the boys leave?

2. Who does the yachtsman yell at after he gets fully dressed?

3. What is the name of Thomas' oldest son?

4. What does Thomas like to build his fires out of?

5. What does Tom talk to his father about as they head to the gulf stream?

(see the answer key)

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