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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 do to stop his hunger in Cuba?

2. What time of day does Thomas' crew search for the Germans?

3. What does Bobby say about Thomas and Roger as they discuss the swordfish?

4. What is the name of the woman who figures out the boy is not drunk?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Thomas plan to do after he hears about Andrew and David's deaths?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

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