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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Elsie compare Dick in Chapter 43?
(a) Keith.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Parker.
(d) Schuyler.

2. May tells Dick that _____________ has a crush on a woman.
(a) Charlie.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Parker.
(d) Tom.

3. Where does Elsie offer to go with Dick?
(a) To Maine.
(b) To check lobster pots.
(c) To Boston.
(d) To the Neptune.

4. What does the boatyard manager exclaim when he first sees Charlie's boat?
(a) Holy shit.
(b) That the best you got?
(c) Now, that's a boat.
(d) Jesus H. Christ.

5. What is the condition of Dick's house after the storm?
(a) Almost irreparable.
(b) No damage at all.
(c) A little bit of damage.
(d) Completely demolished.

6. What is Dick considering telling May?
(a) That he sold his boat.
(b) That the house is a total loss.
(c) That he wants a divorce.
(d) That he had an affair with Elsie.

7. What does Elsie show to Dick?
(a) Old journals.
(b) Her enlarged stomach.
(c) Plans for a house.
(d) Her new Blackberry.

8. What is one of the sensations that Dick has when he awakens?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Alarm.
(c) Depression.
(d) Anxiety.

9. Where does May tell Dick he can go?
(a) Hell.
(b) The ballgame.
(c) The Neptune.
(d) The poker game.

10. Where does Dick meet with his family after the hurricane?
(a) The Neptune.
(b) Elsie's house.
(c) Miss Perry's house.
(d) Eddie's house.

11. What is another sensation that Dick has when he awakens?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Urgency.
(c) Satisfaction.
(d) Doom.

12. Where does Dick long to be for some stability in his life?
(a) With May.
(b) His boat.
(c) The Neptune.
(d) With Elsie.

13. What do Dick and Elsie talk about in the blue canoe?
(a) Dick's boat.
(b) Dick's divorce.
(c) Elsie's new job.
(d) Elsie's pregnancy.

14. Where is May when Dick tells her about his affair?
(a) Driving to the grocery.
(b) In the garden at their house.
(c) Watching TV in the family room.
(d) In a cafe.

15. Why is Dick angry at Parker?
(a) For cutting him out of the cocaine money.
(b) For mistreating the Vietnamese family.
(c) For flirting with May.
(d) For stealing his lobster pots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elsie tell Dick before she leaves?

2. Why did Elsie borrow the money for Dick from her brother-in-law instead of Miss Perry?

3. What is the person writing in the sand?

4. How does Elsie say her life is going in Boston?

5. What does May do after Dick tells her about the baby?

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