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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dick hurt May's feelings?
(a) He makes a comment about her weight.
(b) He insults her new dress.
(c) He tells her that the dinner was overcooked.
(d) He does not like her new haircut.

2. What does Charlie show Elsie how to use on board?
(a) Life jacket.
(b) Stove.
(c) Sails.
(d) Radar.

3. What does Elsie do in the crow's nest?
(a) Keeps lookout for other ships.
(b) Gets a suntan.
(c) Films the water.
(d) Keeps lookout for swordfish.

4. Why does Dick go to Miss Perry's house in Chapter 29?
(a) To borrow her camera.
(b) To prune her hedges.
(c) To thank her for the loan.
(d) To return some books.

5. Who goes after a swordfish in a dory?
(a) Elsie.
(b) Max.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Schuyler.

6. What objects does Dick see in Miss Perry's house that are unsettling to him?
(a) Filet knives.
(b) Pills.
(c) Guns.
(d) Walking sticks.

7. What does Dick have to really concentrate on now?
(a) Reading New England history books.
(b) Making money.
(c) The lies he tells May.
(d) His boat.

8. What does Joxer Goode want to hire Dick to provide?
(a) Red clams.
(b) Shrimp.
(c) Lobster.
(d) Scallops.

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

10. What is Larry shooting out on the water?
(a) Swordfish.
(b) Seagulls.
(c) Sharks.
(d) Poachers.

11. What is the rendezvous point for the drug deal?
(a) Mary Scanlon's restaurant.
(b) Joxer's dock.
(c) The Neptune.
(d) The bird sanctuary.

12. What does Miss Perry bring with her each year on Dick's birthday?
(a) Balloons.
(b) A cake.
(c) A gift card.
(d) A book.

13. Who does Dick tell May he is going to ask about borrowing money?
(a) Miss Hall.
(b) Miss Dillard.
(c) Miss Pearson.
(d) Miss Perry.

14. Why does Dick feel so low after securing a loan to finish his boat?
(a) May has left him.
(b) He has given up his independence.
(c) Charlie has gone away to school.
(d) Miss Perry has died.

15. What does May call Dick's boat?
(a) The bottomless pit.
(b) A hole in outer space.
(c) The big drain.
(d) A money magnet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elsie prepare on board?

2. What does May encourage Charlie to do on the trip?

3. What does Elsie do that annoys Dick?

4. What does Parker want to buy from Dick?

5. What do the fishermen drink at the end of this harrowing day?

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