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

2. What does Tom talk to his father about as they head to the gulf stream?
(a) His mother.
(b) His education.
(c) The water.
(d) A French author.

3. How is Thomas feeling about having his boys with him after the shark incident?
(a) He enjoys their company.
(b) He feels overwhelmed.
(c) He wishes it would never end.
(d) He finds it very stressful.

4. Who does Thomas think about later in the night after the shark incident?
(a) His sons.
(b) His ex-wives.
(c) Roger.
(d) Eddy.

5. What does the boy in the bar tell Thomas he saw a yachtsman doing?
(a) Throwing things out a window.
(b) Beating his wife.
(c) Cheating on his wife.
(d) Dealing drugs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the owner of the bar on the island?

3. Where does Roger leave his girlfriend when he breaks up with her?

4. What does Roger talk about with the man he stays with on the night of Queen Mary's birthday?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Thomas meet on Queen Mary's birthday, and what do they do?

4. What happens when Bobby gives out free drinks for Queen Mary's birthday?

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

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

7. What happens when rum is brought to the people on the dock?

8. What does Tom talk about as they head out for deep sea fishing?

9. What happens when the shark is spotted in Chapter VII?

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

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