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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 the name of Thomas' favorite cat?

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

3. How does Thomas figure out the massacre was caused by Germans?

4. What does Henry give Thomas while Ara is searching the island?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choosing sides was a theme that was presented in this book. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how does it affect the characters involved?

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

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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