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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dick go to see at the beginning of Chapter 42?
(a) The boatyard manager.
(b) Miss Perry.
(c) Parker.
(d) The insurance man.

2. What is the message in the note Dick gets at the co-op?
(a) Watch a specfic television show.
(b) Meet Elsie at her house.
(c) Don't go out on the boat for a few days.
(d) Return home immediately.

3. What does Dick think will be the end of his bad mood?
(a) Having sex with Elsie.
(b) Taking a small vacation.
(c) Getting his boat into the water.
(d) Getting his money from Parker.

4. What about Elsie seems to confuse Dick?
(a) Her mood changes.
(b) Her odd house.
(c) Her job choice.
(d) Her clothing choices.

5. What does Dick do in January?
(a) Goes to the Gun and Knife Show.
(b) Sells his boat.
(c) Asks May for a divorce.
(d) Tells May about his affair.

6. What news does Dick overhear Elsie tell Mary?
(a) Elsie wants to dump Dick.
(b) Elsie is going to tell May about her affair with Dick.
(c) Elsie is pregnant.
(d) Elsie is moving away.

7. What is May's concern after she learns of his affair?
(a) If Dick has a sexually transmitted disease or not.
(b) What she will tell her sons.
(c) What Dick is going to do for the baby.
(d) How she will show her face in public.

8. Why has Parker hired a Vietnamese family?
(a) To cook.
(b) To clean.
(c) To do laundry.
(d) To make lobster pots.

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

10. According to May, what do women want in their lives?
(a) Independence.
(b) Money.
(c) Security.
(d) A little spice.

11. What is the person writing in the sand?
(a) The letter E.
(b) Help.
(c) S.O.S.
(d) A heart.

12. Where does the note tell Dick to go?
(a) The Neptune.
(b) The Wedding Cake.
(c) Eddie's house.
(d) Elsie's house.

13. What do Dick and Parker talk about when they get out on the water?
(a) Parker's new house plans.
(b) The money from the drug deal.
(c) Dick's affair with Elsie.
(d) What a great job Dick did on the boat.

14. What is Dick's overall demeanor as the story ends?
(a) Anxious about a lot of things.
(b) Calmer than ever before.
(c) Depressed over his divorce.
(d) Happy about his divorce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What appears very green to Dick as he surveys the aftermath of the hurricane?

2. What is the condition of Dick's house after the storm?

3. What does Tran's father hound Dick about?

4. How does Dick say he learned about Elsie's pregnancy?

5. Why is Dick angry at Parker?

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