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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. How does Tom describe the color of his skin?
(a) Ghost white
(b) Pubescent pink
(c) Lightly tanned
(d) Ruby red

2. What kind of cigarettes does Tom buy for Dickie?
(a) Sparta
(b) Malboro
(c) Lucky Strikes
(d) Rothmans

3. What is inside the basket on Tom's cabin floor?
(a) Books
(b) Newspapers
(c) Flowers
(d) Fruit

4. Why does Marge not want to go to San Remo with the two boys?
(a) She is writing
(b) She has to find a job
(c) She wants to go home
(d) She has a date

5. What is William J. Slatterer's job?
(a) Photographer
(b) Journalist
(c) Musician
(d) Illistrator

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom's aunt live?

2. Who is the card from?

3. What does Tom say his wine high could easily be corrected by?

4. Who did Tom live with for three months?

5. What is the name of the hotel Tom stays at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Tom frightened of water?

2. What does Marge say in her letter to Dickie, dated January 4?

3. How does Tom kill Dickie?

4. What does Tom take as a good sign on the train to Naples?

5. What does Tom write in a letter from Dickie to Marge?

6. Why does Tom have a long conversation with a painter called Carlino?

7. Why does Tom like the relationship he has with Cleo?

8. Why does Tom immediately hate Marge?

9. What does Tom think is an average day for Dickie and Marge?

10. In what way is Tom's new cap versatile?

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