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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 Ducane feel on the rocks?
(a) Slime.
(b) Leeches.
(c) Slugs.
(d) Limpets.

2. What kind of animal is Mingo?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A bear.

3. What does Paul confess to Ducane?
(a) Drug addiction.
(b) Fraud.
(c) A love child.
(d) An old affair.

4. Who does Ducane tell Paula to ring?
(a) The sea police.
(b) Pierce's mother.
(c) The ambulance.
(d) The coast guard.

5. Why is Durane angry in chapter 28?
(a) Willy interrupts the interview.
(b) Biranne keeps touching him.
(c) Jessica interrupts the interview.
(d) The interview is going badly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Octavian not tell his wife about?

2. What was Richard doing while Paula was talking to Eric?

3. Who does Julie hear arriving downstairs?

4. What does Pierce have tucked into his pants?

5. What picture do Paula and Richard sit in front of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eric write in his letter to Pala?

2. How does Ducane orgaize everyone when he hears Pierce has swum to the cave?

3. What does Jessica find out about Ducane at the end of chapter 27?

4. Describe the vault.

5. Why does Mary think she is in a terrible position?

6. Why does Ducane think the sender sent Kate Jessica's letter?

7. What do the three women write in their letters to Ducane?

8. Describe the layout of the cave.

9. What did Radeecy write in his suicide note?

10. How does Ducane react to Judy's advances?

(see the answer keys)

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