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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, where does Bobby move to after moving out of his apartment?
(a) Lou's guest house.
(b) Taylor's garage.
(c) The Decatur Cafe.
(d) Seven Seas Bar.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what kind of pet does Bobby have?
(a) Fish.
(b) Iguana.
(c) Cat.
(d) Dog.

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 1, how are the girl and Bobby related?
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) They are not related.
(c) Brother and sister.
(d) Father and daughter.

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

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

7. 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 out to play music.
(c) Go to a fancy restaurant.
(d) Go to a movie.

8. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what part of Oiler's life does Bobby want Oiler to tell him about?
(a) Oiler's time in Mexico.
(b) Oiler's time in college.
(c) Oiler's time in Vietnam.
(d) Oiler's time in jail.

9. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, where is Oiler going on his next dive job?
(a) Venezuela.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Chile.
(d) Brazil.

10. In the Italicized section of Chapter 3, who does the girl say is the only one of the Kid's cohorts that she cares about?
(a) Mr. Bones.
(b) Miss Elvira.
(c) Miss Jacquelyn.
(d) Miss Vivian.

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

12. In the italicized section of Chapter 1, who does the girl say she can smell outside the door?
(a) Miss Patricia and Golnak
(b) Mr. Hobbes and Dooling.
(c) Miss Vivian and Grogan.
(d) Miss Deanna and Walter.

13. What is on the chain that the hunter finds in the snow near the girl?
(a) A ruby and gold leaf.
(b) A lotus flower and a diamond.
(c) A key and ring.
(d) A cross and a star.

14. In the italicized section of Chapter 1, what mathematical term does the Kid accuse the girl of calling him?
(a) A pythagorean theorem.
(b) An imaginary integer.
(c) A conjectural postulate.
(d) A spectral operator.

15. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what does Bobby realize is missing from the plane?
(a) The navigation rack.
(b) The satellite phone.
(c) The steering column.
(d) The fuselage.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what does Bobby borrow from Lou?

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what does Mr. Bones suspect that the girl is suffering a bout of?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, where does Bobby go after eating at the bar?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, why does Bobby's lunch friend say they tried to kiss their elbow after falling out of tree?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what is Oiler going to do on his next dive job?

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