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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day is it when Dick awakens on his boat?
(a) Noon.
(b) Late afternoon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dawn.

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

3. Why does May want the money from Dick?
(a) To bake holiday foods.
(b) To buy a coat.
(c) To have a beauty treatment.
(d) To buy a birthday gift for him.

4. Why is the documentary unflattering to Dick?
(a) The angles are not good for his profile.
(b) The lighting is very harsh.
(c) He appears to have profited from other's misfortunes.
(d) He doesn't appear very bright.

5. Who does Dick see Marie having sex with?
(a) Parker.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Schuyler.
(d) Joxer.

6. What does Elsie tell Dick before she leaves?
(a) She is sorry she can't love him.
(b) She is sorry she got pregnant.
(c) She is sorry she didn't marry him 20 years ago.
(d) She is sorry for making things difficult.

7. What happens to Elsie on board the Spartina as she and Dick talk?
(a) She faints.
(b) She falls asleep.
(c) She gets dizzy.
(d) She vomits.

8. What does May tell Dick that she wants?
(a) $100.
(b) A new car.
(c) A vacation.
(d) A job.

9. Where does Dick feel the happiest he can remember?
(a) In Elsie's arms.
(b) Playing ball with his sons.
(c) On board Spartina.
(d) Talking with May.

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

11. What is Elsie drinking when Dick arrives at the house?
(a) Wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Iced tea.

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

13. Where does May tell Dick to go after she learns of his affair?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) To hell.
(c) To anywhere but here.
(d) To his boat.

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

15. Which of the following does Elsie NOT tell Dick?
(a) She got a promotion.
(b) She got a raise.
(c) She got a leave of absence.
(d) She is in love with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Dick and Elsie talk about in the blue canoe?

2. Which of the following is NOT a reaction from the other men watching the documentary?

3. In what kind of light does the documentary show Dick?

4. Elsie says that maybe Dick gets some cheap thrills by____________________.

5. Who does May tell Dick has called him?

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