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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 happens to Elsie on board the ship?

2. Dick has only enough money for _______________ for his boat.

3. Who is Dick's wife?

4. Who is willing to lend Dick $1,000?

5. What is The Wedding Cake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of SPARTINA?

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

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

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

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

6. How can Elsie be noted as the heroine of Chapter 10 and who would be the antithesis of that?

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

8. How does Dick think May will respond if she ever finds out about his affair with Elsie?

9. How does Dick know that Elsie had been in the patrol boat the night before when he and Parker were trying to complete the drug deal?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Neptune. What is its role in the community? Is it typical of establishments in small towns in America?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

he author uses more than one iteration on the theme of hope. Identify at least two themes about hope in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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