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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 Tom think about pushing Dickie off of?
(a) A diving board
(b) A building
(c) A cliff
(d) A mountain

2. What is Marge wearing the next day?
(a) Jeans and a shirt
(b) A bikini
(c) A skirt and blouse
(d) A wet suit

3. What part of France does Tom say he would like to see?
(a) Cannes
(b) Paris
(c) Marseille
(d) Lyon

4. What nationality is the French girl's fiance?
(a) German
(b) American
(c) French
(d) Austrian

5. Where does Tom meet Dickie on the fourth morning?
(a) Marge's house
(b) Dickie's house
(c) His hotel
(d) The beach

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marge tell Dickie she is going to?

2. What did Dickie's mother send for him?

3. What drink does Tom order at the bar?

4. Which of the following does Tom say his cap could not make him look like?

5. What king of lighter does Tom have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tom know Bob Delancey?

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

3. How does Tom kill Dickie?

4. What has Tom been doing while alone in his hotel room?

5. How does Dickie react when Tom tells him his father sent him to bring Dickie home?

6. What brings tears to Tom's eyes?

7. What does Tom say to the Greenleafs in the postscript?

8. How does Dickie insult Tom in Chapter 12?

9. What excuse does Tom give Marge for Dickie's absence?

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

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