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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. What function will Elsie serve for Schuyler's movie?

2. Where does Dick hide his skiff when it is spotted?

3. What do Parker and Dick catch a lot of on the swordfish trip?

4. In what did Dick unknowingly smuggle heroin for Larry?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Dick's internal struggle regarding needing people and not wanting to appear that he does?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain Dick's internal conflict and how it relates to Parker's influence.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Dick, May, Elsie and Parker. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of the book's title. What did the author mean by calling the novel SPARTINA? Cite an example to support your answer.

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