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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Joxer buy any crabs at the moment?
(a) His cash flow is too tight.
(b) His refrigeration is down.
(c) His workers are on strike.
(d) He is home with the flu.

2. What happens to Elsie on board the Spartina as she and Dick talk?
(a) She falls asleep.
(b) She gets dizzy.
(c) She faints.
(d) She vomits.

3. How does Elsie leave Dick?
(a) In an Explorer.
(b) In a dingy.
(c) In an old station wagon.
(d) In a Jeep.

4. What is Dick's mood regarding the loan to finish his boat?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Ecstatic.
(c) Angry.
(d) Low.

5. What does Elsie tell Dick before she leaves?
(a) She is sorry for making things difficult.
(b) She is sorry she can't love him.
(c) She is sorry she didn't marry him 20 years ago.
(d) She is sorry she got pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick tell May when he returns home from Miss Perry's?

2. How does Dick hurt May's feelings?

3. To whom does Elsie compare Dick in Chapter 43?

4. Elsie says that maybe Dick gets some cheap thrills by____________________.

5. Where is Dick's family living since their house was damaged in the hurricane?

(see the answer key)

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