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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 Roger want to do after swimming with Audrey?

2. Who does Audrey come to the house to meet?

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

4. What is Thomas' job in the military?

5. What is the German soldier on the island dying from when Ara finds him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Thomas feel about his military duty?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

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