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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is attached to the harpooned fish that allows the fishermen to follow it in the water?
(a) Orange flag.
(b) Life boat.
(c) Beer keg.
(d) Inner tube.

2. What is Schuyler doing when Parker sees him the next morning?
(a) Loading a U-Haul trailer.
(b) Reading the newspaper.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Having breakfast.

3. What does Elsie do that annoys Dick?
(a) Smokes too many cigarettes.
(b) Tells stupid jokes.
(c) Giggles like a girl.
(d) Films him preparing for the trip.

4. Which of the following does Elsie not tell Dick?
(a) She saw his sons look at her legs at the clambake.
(b) She saw him look at her legs at the clambake.
(c) How much she loves him.
(d) Her earlier sex life.

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

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

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

8. Who is the main character of SPARTINA?
(a) Dick Pearson.
(b) Dick Pierce.
(c) Chick Pierce.
(d) Dave Pierce.

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

10. What is Schuyler wearing this morning?
(a) A suit.
(b) Shorts.
(c) Swim suit.
(d) Nothing.

11. What function will Elsie serve for Schuyler's movie?
(a) Voiceover.
(b) Camerawoman.
(c) On-screen talent.
(d) Historian.

12. Which of the following does Parker NOT consider when escaping back to the Mamzelle?
(a) If Keith is OK on the Mamzelle.
(b) If an informant tricked them.
(c) If all the Coat Guard was after them.
(d) If they just hit an unlucky night.

13. What does Dick have to reprimand Charlie about?
(a) Smoking pot.
(b) Leaving beer cans sitting around.
(c) Being careful what he says on the radio.
(d) Sleeping too late.

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

15. Dick has only enough money for _______________ for his boat.
(a) New rigging.
(b) New radar.
(c) A new engine.
(d) One coat of paint.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bothers Dick about Elsie?

2. What is Elsie Buttrick's job?

3. Why does Dick feel so low after securing a loan to finish his boat?

4. What does Dick have to really concentrate on now?

5. Why does Dick go to Miss Perry's house in Chapter 29?

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