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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. Who teaches Audrey to swim when she is a child?

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

3. What is the name of Thomas' favorite cat?

4. What does Ara ask Thomas to do?

5. What does Thomas do to stop his hunger in Cuba?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tom die?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Thomas feel about his military duty?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

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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