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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 is the message that Rudolph gets while in Europe?
(a) Gretchen has remarried
(b) Mary is dying
(c) Mr. Calderwood has died
(d) Thomas wants to see him
2. What does Thomas do when he learns that the mob heat is off?
(a) Flies to New York
(b) Calls his son
(c) Gets drunk
(d) Celebrates by buying a new boat
3. Colin did not have ________________ before he died.
(a) A lot of money
(b) A child
(c) A will
(d) An insurance policy
4. Which of the following is not one of the reasons Billy gives for his current unhappiness?
(a) His father's drinking habits
(b) He does not fit in at the school
(c) Colin's death
(d) He is failing in his classes
5. Where does Thomas marry Kate?
(a) New York
(b) Geneva
(c) Antibes
(d) Cancun
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Rudolph take Billy to stay?
2. What does the man in #123 help Thomas to do?
3. What has Gretchen learned about Thomas?
4. What does Thomas do for work now?
5. Where are Rudolph and Jean living in Part 4, Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jean's depression escalate into alcoholism and what are the first signs of the disease?
2. Explain how Thomas' selflessness in protecting Jean shows him to be the most fully evolved character in the book.
3. What is the nature of Gretchen's struggles in Part 3, Chapter 4?
4. What do the boat charters represent as positive changes in Thomas' life?
5. What is the symbolism of the name Thomas chooses for his boat?
6. What is the reason Thomas must run away and get a job on a ship?
7. Describe Thomas' reconnection with his mother after so many years apart.
8. What are the two most important factors in Virginia Calderwood's overt flirtations with Rudolph?
9. What important help is Rudolph able to give Thomas in Part 4, Chapter 4?
10. How does Jean indirectly ruin Rudolph's career as mayor?
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