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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, who is coming to visit the girl in two weeks?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Her great grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

2. In the prologue, what color is the girl's dress?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what is Bobby's job?
(a) Office manager.
(b) Marine biologist.
(c) Professor.
(d) Salvage diver.

4. In the Italicized section of the Chapter 1, in what city does the Kid find the girl?
(a) In Portland.
(b) In Los Angeles.
(c) In Chicago.
(d) In New York.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, who supposedly found the downed plane in the first place?
(a) A barge operator.
(b) The coast guard.
(c) A helicopter pilot flying off the coast.
(d) A fisherman.

6. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what does the girl write in her diary about the purpose of families?
(a) The purpose of families is to create tragedy and then support you through the grief.
(b) The purpose of families is to create the traitor who will erase their history.
(c) The purpose of families is to teach one another about truth and lies.
(d) The purpose of families is to be loyal to one another and no one else.

7. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, at the end of his trip, where does Bobby call to talk to his sister?
(a) The Absinthe House.
(b) Jimmy Anderson's bar.
(c) Their maternal grandmother's house.
(d) Mosca's Restaurant.

8. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, who does Bobby meet for lunch at Galatoire's?
(a) Long John.
(b) Debussy Fields.
(c) Oiler.
(d) Bianca Pharaoh.

9. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what started the fire in Bianca's apartment?
(a) Her dog knocked over a kerosene lamp.
(b) Cats soaked in paint thinner.
(c) Her pet bird knocked over a lit candle.
(d) Mice taking matches and leaving them under a heat lamp.

10. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what is the girl's uncle's name?
(a) Royal.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Austin.
(d) Kingdon.

11. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what is Bobby's lunch date's original first name?
(a) William.
(b) Michael.
(c) Julian.
(d) Thomas.

12. What does the Kid have instead of hands?
(a) Paws.
(b) Nubs.
(c) Hooks.
(d) Flippers.

13. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, what do Bobby and his sister do all day on her eighteenth birthday?
(a) Read old Life magazines.
(b) Go to a movie.
(c) Go to a fancy restaurant.
(d) Go out to play music.

14. In the Italicized section of Chapter 3, after they talk about her report card, who does the Kid call to sing a song for the girl?
(a) Grogan.
(b) A ventriloquist.
(c) A musician wearing suspenders and a top hat.
(d) Lawn dwarves.

15. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what is Bobby's dive job on the river?
(a) To salvage several sunken freight containers.
(b) To scan for a dolphin that got lost in the river.
(c) To secure a sunken Tug boat.
(d) To secure a sunken speed boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what does Bobby find wedged under a fallen tree on one of the islands that he investigates?

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, who does the girl's dressing table originally belong to?

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 1, what is the other thing that the Kid accuses the girl of calling him that sh confirms that he is?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what do the guys in suits tell Bobby about the plane that Bobby then tells Oiler about?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, who does John say that Bobby is in love with?

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