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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 2, how does the Kid say that gets to the girl's room?
(a) He has a private car.
(b) On the bus.
(c) He rides his bicycle.
(d) He walks.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, where does John say that Bobby attended college?
(a) New York University.
(b) Caltech.
(c) University of Santa Barbara.
(d) University of Los Angeles.

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

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

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what instrument is Bobby playing when John first meets him?
(a) The mandolin.
(b) The guitar.
(c) The piano.
(d) The violin.

6. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what is Bobby's sister's name?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Jean.
(d) Alicia.

7. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what does Bobby borrow from Lou?
(a) A map of the off-shore islands and a metal detector.
(b) A boat.
(c) The boom truck and binoculars.
(d) Diving gear.

8. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what bar does Bobby go to on Philip St.?
(a) Cat's Paw.
(b) The Gulf.
(c) Seven Seas.
(d) Left of Center.

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

10. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, what does Bobby's paternal grandfather do as a profession?
(a) He is a chemist and engineer.
(b) He is a patent clerk.
(c) He is a watchmaker.
(d) He is a pilot.

11. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, who does John say that Bobby is in love with?
(a) Bobby's Sister.
(b) The bartender.
(c) John's Sister.
(d) Bobby's diving partner.

12. 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 Vietnam.
(b) Oiler's time in jail.
(c) Oiler's time in college.
(d) Oiler's time in Mexico.

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

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 spectral operator.
(d) A conjectural postulate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, what kind of car does Bobby buy after finding what he was looking for in his grandmother's basement?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what is Bobby's dive job on the river?

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what does the kid say that nobody wants to talk about the speed of?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, where is Oiler going on his next dive job?

5. 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?

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