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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sees major faults in one of Roger's girlfriends?
(a) His kids.
(b) Himself.
(c) His friends.
(d) His parents.

2. Who complains about the flare gun being shot?
(a) The yachtsman.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Fred.

3. What does Roger think will help him find a good woman?
(a) Living with Thomas.
(b) Writing a good book.
(c) Listening to his friends' advice.
(d) Dating a woman unlike the others.

4. What does Thomas feel no remorse about the night after the shark incident?
(a) His divorces.
(b) His profession.
(c) The shark attack.
(d) His past.

5. What does the man with the flare gun shoot at?
(a) A house.
(b) A boat.
(c) A stockpile of ammunition.
(d) The bar.

6. What does Thomas' work keep him from feeling?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Love.

7. What does the boy in the bar tell Thomas he saw a yachtsman doing?
(a) Throwing things out a window.
(b) Cheating on his wife.
(c) Dealing drugs.
(d) Beating his wife.

8. What does Thomas like to paint?
(a) Water landscapes.
(b) Portraits.
(c) Abstract pieces.
(d) Island scenes.

9. What do Roger and Thomas do while the boys are sleeping?
(a) Work.
(b) Drink.
(c) Talk.
(d) Fight.

10. What does Thomas do the morning after Queen Mary's birthday?
(a) Works on his painting.
(b) Calls his ex-wife.
(c) Drinks with Roger.
(d) Works on a dinghy.

11. What is Roger's occupation?
(a) Artist.
(b) Musician.
(c) Writer.
(d) Actor.

12. What does Thomas channel his energy towards now that he lives alone?
(a) Exercising.
(b) Healing his psyche.
(c) Music.
(d) His work.

13. Who does Thomas see on the highway in Chapter III?
(a) Uncle Edward.
(b) Grandpa Emmett.
(c) Grandma Emily.
(d) Aunt Emma.

14. Who kills the shark coming into the reef?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Eddy.
(c) Tom.
(d) David.

15. What happens when David finally reels the large fish into the boat?
(a) David gets scared and drops the fishing pole.
(b) It gets loose from the hook and sinks.
(c) It breaks the net and gets away.
(d) He drops it back in the ocean before it dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thomas' second oldest son remind Thomas of when he first sees him?

2. What is the name of the island Thomas lives on at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Roger write?

4. Where does Roger leave his girlfriend when he breaks up with her?

5. What does Roger try doing before he becomes a writer?

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