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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roger try doing before he becomes a writer?
(a) Painting.
(b) Acting.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Singing.

2. How many sons does Thomas have?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

4. What does the black boy in the bar refuse to do for the yachtsman?
(a) Not tell anyone what he saw.
(b) Keep a lookout for authorities.
(c) Sing island songs.
(d) Help him hide stolen things.

5. Why does Roger choose to do what he does the morning after Queen Mary's birthday?
(a) He has to leave the next day.
(b) He is worried about Thomas.
(c) He feels guilty about what he did the night before.
(d) His right hand is hurting.

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

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

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

9. Who does Thomas take out on the boat with his boys the second day his boys are in town?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Louis.
(c) Roger.
(d) Bobby.

10. Where does Thomas tell Roger to write his good book?
(a) Bimini.
(b) Near his brother's grave.
(c) On the beach.
(d) In a plane.

11. Which of Thomas' sons has a mean streak?
(a) Tom.
(b) Andy.
(c) David.
(d) Jake.

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

13. Why does Thomas divorce his second wife?
(a) He can't stand living with women.
(b) She was cruel to him.
(c) He got very depressed.
(d) She was cheating on him.

14. Which of Thomas' sons is the polite one?
(a) Andy.
(b) Tom.
(c) Jake.
(d) David.

15. Who asks Johnny to buy rum for people on the dock?
(a) Richard.
(b) Robert.
(c) Randall.
(d) Rupert.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Roger's brother when he dies?

2. How is Thomas feeling about having his boys with him after the shark incident?

3. What happens when David finally reels the large fish into the boat?

4. What does Thomas plan to do when his boys leave after the visit?

5. What color is the sand on the island that Thomas lives on at the beginning of the book?

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