Spartina Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

John Casey (novelist)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Spartina Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

John Casey (novelist)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the fishermen drink at the end of this harrowing day?
(a) Wine.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Beer.
(d) Coffee.

2. What seems to sexually arouse Elsie?
(a) Arguments.
(b) Wine.
(c) Whispers.
(d) Love letters.

3. What does Dick borrow from his neighbor, Eddie Wormsley?
(a) $50.
(b) A ladder.
(c) A tractor.
(d) A wheelbarrow.

4. What does Miss Perry talk about at dinner?
(a) Indian lore.
(b) The upcoming holidays.
(c) Her hip surgery.
(d) Her next vacation.

5. Parker asks unusual questions about directions to and from _____________________.
(a) The Islander Club.
(b) Mary Scanlon's restaurant.
(c) The Neptune.
(d) Bermuda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dick's mood regarding the loan to finish his boat?

2. How many swordfish do Dick and Charlie catch each day?

3. What does Elsie prepare on board?

4. What is The Wedding Cake?

5. What does Parker want to buy from Dick?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Miss Perry's walking sticks represent to Dick?

2. How does the author show the vulnerable side of Elsie's normally strong personality?

3. How does Dick's attraction to Elsie begin?

4. What is Dick's internal conflict about working for others to get the funds necessary to finish his boat?

5. What is Dick's employment pattern and how does he plan to make money to finish his boat?

6. Describe the parallel that emerges between Dick and his deceased father.

7. How does Elsie indicate that she is more interested in Dick and a relationship than he is regarding his not contacting her when he is out to sea longer than expected?

8. What are the two viable options for funding for Dick's boat at this point?

9. What are the differences between how May and Elsie view Dick's boat project?

10. Compare and contrast Dick and Elsie's positions regarding legal activities.

(see the answer keys)

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