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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 | Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Dick and his friend, Larry Parker, once take a fifty-five foot boat?
(a) The Caribbean.
(b) The Pacific Ocean.
(c) The Red Sea.
(d) The Mediterranean.

2. What do the fishermen drink at the end of this harrowing day?
(a) Wine.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Beer.
(d) Bourbon.

3. Where does Dick hide his skiff when it is spotted?
(a) Joxer's dock.
(b) At a roadside rest.
(c) In the spartina.
(d) The dock at the Neptune.

4. What does Parker take out of an unidentified buoy with an orange pennant?
(a) Money.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Bait.

5. What does Miss Perry talk about at dinner?
(a) The upcoming holidays.
(b) Her hip surgery.
(c) Her next vacation.
(d) Indian lore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes after a swordfish in a dory?

2. What is attached to the harpooned fish that allows the fishermen to follow it in the water?

3. What does Dick think would improve the chances of catching swordfish?

4. Why is Dick upset with his sons after they return from fishing on his birthday?

5. Who is the college boy who helps out on the crab dumping trip?

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