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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 kind of fish does the crew catch after they bathe?
(a) Walla Walla fish.
(b) Wahoo fish.
(c) Walleyed Pike.
(d) Wombasa Swordfish.

2. What nationality are the dead soldiers at the massacre?
(a) French.
(b) American.
(c) Cuban.
(d) British.

3. 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.

4. What does Henry give Thomas while Ara is searching the island?
(a) A sleeping pill.
(b) A mixed drink.
(c) A radio.
(d) A map.

5. How big is the fish that the crew catches after they bathe?
(a) 60 pounds.
(b) 40 pounds.
(c) 70 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does one of Roger's ex-girlfriends die?

2. What does Thomas order his crew to do just after the German soldier dies?

3. What are Thomas' crew pretending to do as they search for the Germans?

4. What does Bobby expect from the arriving people as he and Thomas are discussing the painting?

5. What does Thomas dream about as he sleeps on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when one of the yachtsmen sees the picture Thomas painted for Bobby?

2. What happens when Thomas and Willie have a small dispute after the crew catches a fish?

3. What does Thomas plan to do after he hears about Andrew and David's deaths?

4. Where does Roger plan to go after the boys leave the island, and what does he plan to do there?

5. What do Thomas and his crew find on an island in Chapter I?

6. What do Henry and Antonio do to help Thomas sleep, and how does Thomas receive this kindness?

7. What startling revelation does Roger get from Audrey, and what does this make him want to do?

8. What happens when Thomas interrogates the dying German soldier?

9. Why does Thomas think a German body was found on the island in Chapter I?

10. What does Thomas paint for Bobby and where does he put it?

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