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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Roger enjoy doing that depresses him?
(a) Shooting.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Drinking.

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

3. What is the danger of swimming at night on the island that Thomas lives on at the beginning of the book?
(a) It is hard to see the shore and people get lost.
(b) There are no lifeguards on duty at night.
(c) Sharks swim and feed close to shore at night.
(d) The undercurrents are stronger at night.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the black boy in the bar want to give the crying woman he sees?

2. What do Roger and Thomas do while the boys are sleeping?

3. Why does Thomas divorce his second wife?

4. Who shoots a flare gun on the dock?

5. What do Thomas and the boys have for dinner after the shark is killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frank do with his flare gun on Queen Mary's Birthday?

2. Who helps David with his swordfish, and what advice is he given?

3. Where does Thomas take his boys after their first night on the island?

4. How does Thomas feel about driftwood at the beginning of the book?

5. What does Thomas realize after the shark incident?

6. How does David say he felt about the swordfish?

7. What happens when the swordfish is finally brought to the surface?

8. What happens when Roger is in love with a woman with many flaws?

9. What does Thomas think of Tom when they first see each other, and what changes this?

10. What kinds of things does Bobby think Thomas should paint?

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