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

4. What does Parker call Dick?
(a) A wonderful father.
(b) A whale of a fisherman.
(c) A non-player.
(d) A jerk.

5. What does Parker tell Dick to bring along on the trip to dump their crab catch?
(a) His skiff.
(b) Bigger nets.
(c) Cold beer.
(d) Harpoons.

6. What does Dick think about the cocaine smuggling deal?
(a) He worries about going to prison.
(b) He is up for anything that will get him money.
(c) He thinks this is just the beginning.
(d) He has to sleep on it.

7. In what state does the story take place?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Washington.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Florida.

8. What does Dick drop off his sons, Charlie and Tom, to do?
(a) Go to basketball practice.
(b) Study at the library.
(c) Go to a movie.
(d) Dig for clams.

9. What does May withhold from Charlie?
(a) Sex.
(b) Humor.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

10. How does Charlie think about May in his mind?
(a) Flirtatious.
(b) Solid and dependable.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Sullen.

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

12. What happens to Elsie on board the ship?
(a) She gets seasick.
(b) She cuts herself.
(c) She faints.
(d) She catches a marlin.

13. Who is willing to lend Dick $1,000?
(a) Elsie's brother-in-law.
(b) Elsie.
(c) Miss Perry.
(d) Joxter.

14. Why is Dick angry with Parker the next morning?
(a) He made a pass at his wife.
(b) He told Miss Perry about Dick's boat.
(c) He wants his money.
(d) He slept with Elsie.

15. With whom did Elsie's father once have an affair?
(a) Maggie Beerman.
(b) Aggie Bigelow.
(c) Aggie Booker.
(d) Maggie Bigelow.