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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Augustus explain to Gian at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Movies.
(b) Religion.
(c) Music.
(d) Women.

2. What do the men in the store see when the Arab swears?
(a) Orange swirls.
(b) Red swirls.
(c) Green swirls.
(d) Blue swirls.

3. Who sits next to Robert at the bar?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Augustus.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Gian.

4. Who comes to the door in Chapter 4?
(a) Gus.
(b) The Breeze.
(c) Rivera.
(d) Jenny.

5. What does the young woman tell the Breeze when he attempts to hit on her?
(a) That she is married.
(b) That he is old enough to be her father.
(c) That she doesn't use drugs.
(d) That he is ugly.

6. What does Mavis do to make sure she remembers stories?
(a) Has others write things down.
(b) Writes things down.
(c) Has spies throughout the bar.
(d) Records things on a tape recorder.

7. What happens to the Breeze at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) He is beaten up.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) He is killed.
(d) He is kidnapped.

8. What does Catch ask about in the hotel room?
(a) Magic Fingers.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The television.
(d) Billy's shoes.

9. How long has Augustus Brine gone without catching a fish?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two years.
(c) Sixteen months.
(d) Eighty four days.

10. Which bar do Billy and the Breeze attend together first?
(a) Jose's.
(b) The Head of the Slug.
(c) The Nuked Whale.
(d) The Mad Bull.

11. What does Augustus Brine do for a living?
(a) He runs the local bar and tavern.
(b) He is a priest.
(c) He is retired.
(d) He runs a bait and wine shop.

12. What does Gian order at the bar?
(a) A cola.
(b) A margarita with extra salt.
(c) Tea.
(d) A draft.

13. Why does Robert go to Santa Barbara?
(a) To escape his parents.
(b) To marry Jenny.
(c) To meet the Beach Boys.
(d) To attend photography school.

14. What is Jennifer worrying about at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Robert.
(b) Losing her sanity.
(c) Losing her job.
(d) Her first date in many years.

15. Why does Rachel move to Pine Cove?
(a) It has the largest population of divorced women.
(b) It is by the sea.
(c) It is quiet.
(d) It has the largest population of divorced men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Augustus trying to figure out how to do?

2. How does the detective explain the person on the tape to himself?

3. When Jehovah became jealous of the Djinn, where did he send them?

4. What is revealed about Billy Winston in Chapter 13?

5. Who first established the town of Pine Cove?

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