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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of fish takes David's bait in the gulf stream?
(a) Tuna.
(b) Shark.
(c) Sword Fish.
(d) Halibut.

3. Who is at fault in Thomas' divorces?
(a) His parents.
(b) Thomas.
(c) His sons.
(d) His wives.

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

5. What does Thomas plan to do when he takes his boys out on the boat for the first time?
(a) Take pictures.
(b) Cruise.
(c) Goggle Fish.
(d) Paint.

6. What do the boys plan to use to catch fish on their first time out on the boat?
(a) Nets.
(b) Spears.
(c) Their hands.
(d) Fish hooks.

7. What is the name of the boy Thomas talks to at his local bar on the island?
(a) Leo.
(b) Louis.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Lonny.

8. What does Thomas like to build his fires out of?
(a) Bamboo.
(b) Driftwood.
(c) Lumber.
(d) Green pines.

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

10. What does Thomas do to keep from getting into another serious relationship?
(a) Paints.
(b) Spends time with his sons.
(c) Avoids women all together.
(d) Lives on an island.

11. What is the name of Thomas' oldest son?
(a) David.
(b) Jake.
(c) Andy.
(d) Tom.

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

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

14. What is used to kill the shark coming into the reef?
(a) Knife.
(b) Pistol.
(c) Rifle.
(d) Machine gun.

15. What do Thomas and the boys have for dinner after the shark is killed?
(a) Fresh fish.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Shark soup.
(d) Spaghetti.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thomas wish he had never done the night after the shark incident?

2. Who does Thomas take out on the boat with his boys the second day his boys are in town?

3. What does the boy in the bar tell Thomas he saw a yachtsman doing?

4. Why does Thomas divorce his second wife?

5. What color is the water around the island Thomas lives on at the beginning of the book?

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