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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Gretchen learned about Thomas?
(a) He and Dwyer bought a boat
(b) He is boxing again
(c) He has died
(d) He has remarried

2. What does Gretchen ask Rudolph to do for Billy?
(a) Lend him some money
(b) Get him assigned to a desk job during the war
(c) Talk to him about not using drugs
(d) Get him a job at Calderwood's

3. What year is it in Part 4, Chapter 1?
(a) 1973
(b) 1963
(c) 1969
(d) 1959

4. What does the man in #123 help Thomas to do?
(a) Study for his third mate papers
(b) Learn to cook
(c) Learn Morse code
(d) Tie different knots

5. What does Thomas name his boat?
(a) Clairmont
(b) Clarissa
(c) Chloe
(d) Clothilde

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jean destroy in a drunken rage?

2. Why is Jean depressed lately?

3. Where does Thomas' manager advise him to get a job?

4. What offer does Virginia Calderwood continue to make to Rudolph?

5. What does Thomas do with his boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Gretchen's struggles in Part 3, Chapter 4?

2. What is the significance of Dwyer in Thomas' life?

3. What is the symbolism of the name Thomas chooses for his boat?

4. What are Gretchen's legal battles related to the death of her husband?

5. What important help is Rudolph able to give Thomas in Part 4, Chapter 4?

6. What is the reason Thomas must run away and get a job on a ship?

7. How did Thomas ruin his boxing career?

8. How does Jean indirectly ruin Rudolph's career as mayor?

9. Explain the symbolism of Rudolph's meeting his high school French teacher.

10. Explain why dropping Billy off at boarding school is such a cathartic point for Gretchen and Willie's broken relationship.

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