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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dick say he learned about Elsie's pregnancy?
(a) Parker told him.
(b) He heard Elsie and Mary talking.
(c) He heard it at the Neptune.
(d) Schuyler told him.

2. What is the program Dick watches at The Neptune?
(a) The World Series.
(b) Dog the Bounty Hunter.
(c) Law and Order.
(d) Schuyler's documentary.

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

4. Who does May tell Dick has called him?
(a) Miss Perry.
(b) Elsie.
(c) Parker.
(d) His crew.

5. At what skill is Dick becoming more proficient?
(a) Investing.
(b) Negotiating.
(c) Coaching.
(d) Painting.

6. Where does Dick take Keith and Charlie in Chapter 44?
(a) To the Neptune.
(b) To a barbecue.
(c) To check the lobster pots.
(d) To a major league baseball game.

7. Why did Elsie borrow the money for Dick from her brother-in-law instead of Miss Perry?
(a) Elsie's brother-in-law didn't charge interest.
(b) Miss Perry changed her mind.
(c) Miss Perry and Elsie had a fight.
(d) Miss Perry was too depressed to be coherent.

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

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

10. What does Dick think will be the new driving force for his life?
(a) A new baby and another boat.
(b) A new house and another boat.
(c) A new truck and another boat.
(d) A new job and selling his boat.

11. What is the name given to Dick's new boat?
(a) The Spartina.
(b) May Day.
(c) May Flower.
(d) Spartina-May.

12. Who is the Vietnamese man that Parker brings on the trip?
(a) Tran.
(b) Nguyen.
(c) Huu.
(d) Le.

13. What building seems to be relatively unharmed in the aftermath of the hurricane?
(a) The Wedding Cake.
(b) The Mermaid's Lure.
(c) The Quahog Cafe.
(d) The Neptune.

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

15. What is Eddie concerned about after being with Dick?
(a) Whether Dick's boat is seaworthy.
(b) Dick's dark mood.
(c) Dick's physical health.
(d) Dick's affair with Elsie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick do in January?

2. With what does Dick offer to help Elsie?

3. Where does May tell Dick to go after she learns of his affair?

4. Why has Parker hired a Vietnamese family?

5. Who does Dick go to see at the beginning of Chapter 42?

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