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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 Tran's father hound Dick about?
(a) The family's living conditions.
(b) The weather.
(c) Tran's payment.
(d) Going out on the Spartina.

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

3. Why is Dick going to Elsie's?
(a) To trim the hedges.
(b) To fix a faucet.
(c) To pick up the check.
(d) To move furniture.

4. What do Dick and Eddie purchase for the boat in Chapter 31?
(a) Rigging.
(b) Electronic equipment.
(c) Seating.
(d) Coolers.

5. Who does Dick see on shore when he comes back from checking the lobster pots?
(a) A figure writing something in the sand.
(b) A red sunset.
(c) Parker and Marie having sex.
(d) Lightning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Parker hired a Vietnamese family?

2. What time of day is it when Dick awakens on his boat?

3. Who hails Dick from another boat?

4. Where is May when Dick tells her about his affair?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does May ask Dick for $100?

2. How does Dick avoid telling May the truth about his affair with Elsie?

3. What happens in Chapter 44 that exacerbates Dick's gloomy feelings when he is on shore?

4. How does the weather reflect the state of Dick and his family?

5. How does Elsie's refusal to have sex again with Dick signal an attempt to help him break a destructive pattern?

6. Describe Dick's state of mind trying to balance May and Elsie in his life.

7. Explain the three forces with which Dick battles during the hurricane.

8. How does the strain of Dick's infidelity begin to weigh on his mind?

9. What news does Dick learn when he overhears a conversation between Elsie and Mary?

10. How does the weather reflect the state of Dick and May's relationship?

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