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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thomas want to do to the yacht people who come to the island?
(a) Make them leave.
(b) Play a prank on them.
(c) Paint a picture of them.
(d) Charge them extra.

2. What does Bobby use to give to the boy pretending to be drunk?
(a) A beer bottle with rootbeer.
(b) A tequila bottle with lemonade.
(c) A tap with tonic water.
(d) A gin bottle filled with water.

3. What does Thomas offer the German soldier to help his pain?
(a) Morphine.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A sedative.

4. What time of day does Thomas' crew search for the Germans?
(a) Midday.
(b) Evening.
(c) Sunrise.
(d) Night.

5. Who teaches Audrey to swim when she is a child?
(a) Roger.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Herself.

6. How many paintings does Thomas choose to create about the swordfish?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

7. Why does one of the women leave the bar in tears?
(a) She really wanted the painting.
(b) Thomas said something rude to her.
(c) She thinks Andrew is really drunk.
(d) She finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her.

8. What does the group have at the house when Audrey comes over?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Martinis.
(c) Fish and chips.
(d) Sandwiches.

9. How does Thomas get his job in the military?
(a) He volunteered.
(b) He wad ordered to it.
(c) He wanted to hide from his sorrow.
(d) He was asked politely.

10. Where does Thomas get his supplies from?
(a) A merchant ship.
(b) A store.
(c) A rum boat.
(d) A military compound.

11. What does Bobby expect from the arriving people as he and Thomas are discussing the painting?
(a) Some bragging stories.
(b) Good business.
(c) Rude behavior.
(d) Questions about the fights.

12. What causes the fights the night after the fish gets away?
(a) Someone teased him about his wounded hands.
(b) Men made fun of him for letting it get away.
(c) He was angy about losing the fish.
(d) Nobody believed the story.

13. What do Thomas and his crew wash up in before continuing the chase after the German soldier dies?
(a) On the deck of the boat.
(b) A monsoon.
(c) The ocean.
(d) In a lagoon.

14. What is Honest Lil's profession?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) Writer.
(c) Bartender.
(d) Actress.

15. Who apologizes to Thomas for David's condition the day after the swordfish got away?
(a) Tom.
(b) Roger.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Eddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roger want to start his good book with?

2. What does Thomas say to the yachtsman who asks to see his paintings?

3. What does Thomas do to stop his hunger in Cuba?

4. What does Bobby say about Thomas and Roger as they discuss the swordfish?

5. How does Thomas figure out the massacre was caused by Germans?

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