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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 is Thomas' job in the military?

2. What kind of fish does the crew catch after they bathe?

3. What is Thomas doing when Audrey comes to his house?

4. How many paintings does Thomas choose to create about the swordfish?

5. What does Bobby use to give to the boy pretending to be drunk?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Tom die?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Thomas dream about when he sleeps on the beach, and what happens when he wakes up?

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

10. How does Thomas feel about his military duty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Responsibility and coming-of-age were two themes that were interwoven in many places of this plot. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to move the plot along?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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