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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. Why does Thomas say painting is less lonely than writing?
(a) It is tangible.
(b) It is easily walked away from.
(c) It is visible.
(d) It is engulfing.

2. What color is the water around the island Thomas lives on at the beginning of the book?
(a) White.
(b) Turquoise.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

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

4. How does Thomas' oldest son look when Thomas first sees him?
(a) Sad.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Scared.
(d) Mad.

5. Who coaches David in catching his fish?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Roger.
(c) Andy.
(d) Eddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Thomas' second oldest son?

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

3. Who does the yachtsman yell at after he gets fully dressed?

4. Where does Tom previously live with his mother and father?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Roger say he would like to write, and why has he not done this yet?

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

3. What will the boys' mothers do while they are visiting Thomas on the island?

4. Why does Louis think some conch pearls would make the crying woman happy?

5. What do Thomas and Roger do the morning after Queen Mary's birthday?

6. What does Eddy tell Thomas to take with him when he takes his boys out on the boat?

7. Why does Thomas divorce his wives?

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

9. What is Thomas' occupation at the beginning of the book?

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

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