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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day does Thomas' crew search for the Germans?

2. What does Thomas want to do to the yacht people who come to the island?

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

4. How does Audrey describe the yacht people?

5. What does Thomas offer the German soldier to help his pain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the prank is pulled on the yachtsmen?

2. What does Audrey do when she figures out the prank?

3. How does Tom die?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Bobby do when Roger gets sad thinking about one of his past girlfriends?

10. What does Audrey come to Thomas' house to do, and where does she first hear about Thomas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thomas and Roger were two characters who were very similar in their natures, but were markedly different in other ways. Use some examples from the text to compare and contrast these two dynamic characters.

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Hemingway have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Divorce was such a tangible theme in this book that it was almost another character. How does divorce affect the characters in this book, and what are some of the best examples in the text of these affects?

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