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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 paint by Bobby's suggestion?

2. Who spends most of the night fighting after the fish gets away?

3. What does the woman ask of Thomas when she learns the boy is not drunk?

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

5. Where does Thomas go when he hears that two of his sons have died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Thomas feel about his military duty?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Tom die?

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

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

Sacrifice and death was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

This plot took place during WWI. How does this historic event shape the main characters in the book?

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