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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dick hurt May's feelings?

2. What do Dick and Elsie do in the mud?

3. Which of the following does Parker NOT consider when escaping back to the Mamzelle?

4. Who is Dick's wife?

5. What does Elsie do in the crow's nest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Parker's cunning behavior begin to signify?

2. How does Dick misread the message that Elsie sends when she tells him to leave her with the secret of their affair?

3. How does the author use irony in the scenario on the dock with the cops and the drug-sniffing dog?

4. Explain Dick's thoughts as he begins to understand the complications of the drug smuggling situation with Parker.

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

6. What advice does May give Dick before leaving on the swordfish trip which will be filmed for Schuyler's documentary?

7. Who is Miss Perry and what is her relationship to Dick and his family?

8. How does the author show that May is probably aware of Dick's affair with Elsie?

9. How does Joxer's bad luck change the immediate future for more than himself?

10. Describe Dick's experience when he goes to Miss Perry's house to thank her for the loan.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Dick. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Even though they are both important in Dick's life, May and Elsie are very different. Compare and contrast May and Elsie. What similarities do they share? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Parker. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

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