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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 does Dick borrow from his neighbor, Eddie Wormsley?
(a) $50.
(b) A wheelbarrow.
(c) A tractor.
(d) A ladder.
2. Where is Parker?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Portland.
(d) Providence.
3. Where does Dick spend most of his afternoons now?
(a) The boat house.
(b) The Neptune.
(c) Elsie's house.
(d) The library.
4. What does Elsie do that annoys Dick?
(a) Giggles like a girl.
(b) Smokes too many cigarettes.
(c) Films him preparing for the trip.
(d) Tells stupid jokes.
5. Who is the main character of SPARTINA?
(a) Dick Pierce.
(b) Dave Pierce.
(c) Dick Pearson.
(d) Chick Pierce.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following does Parker NOT consider when escaping back to the Mamzelle?
2. What does May tell Dick she will not do again?
3. What type of event do Dick and his sons manage for Joxer?
4. What does May encourage Charlie to do on the trip?
5. What do Dick and Elsie do at Elsie's house?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Dick think May will respond if she ever finds out about his affair with Elsie?
2. Who is Miss Perry and what is her relationship to Dick and his family?
3. How does Dick justify the loss of his family's land by taking advantage of the relationships he has with wealthy people in the area?
4. How does the author show that May is probably aware of Dick's affair with Elsie?
5. What advice does May give Dick before leaving on the swordfish trip which will be filmed for Schuyler's documentary?
6. How does the author show the vulnerable side of Elsie's normally strong personality?
7. How does the author use irony in the scenario on the dock with the cops and the drug-sniffing dog?
8. How does Joxer's bad luck change the immediate future for more than himself?
9. How does Dick feel about the fantasies that Elsie finds erotic?
10. Explain Dick's internal conflict and how it relates to Parker's influence.
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