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

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

3. What do Thomas and his crew wash up in before continuing the chase after the German soldier dies?

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

5. What does the islander tell Thomas he saw drowning in the sea?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Thomas do when he runs into his first wife in Cuba?

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

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

7. How does Tom die?

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

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

10. What does Thomas plan to paint about the swordfish experience?

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

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 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book, and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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