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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. Why does one of the women leave the bar in tears?

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

3. What does Thomas paint by Bobby's suggestion?

4. Who apologizes to Thomas for David's condition the day after the swordfish got away?

5. What does Roger want to do after swimming with Audrey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the prank Thomas wants to pull on the yachtsmen at Bobby's bar?

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

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

7. How does Tom die?

8. What information does Thomas get from a lieutenant on an island while tracking the Germans?

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

10. What are Eddy and Joseph doing all night after the swordfish gets away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love was a very important theme and motivating factor in this book. Which characters are most affected by this theme? Which relationships are the most significant to the plot, and why?

Essay Topic 2

Audrey was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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