View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, who does Bobby think hid the rubber raft under the tree?
(a) The missing passenger.
(b) Campbell, Bobby's dive tender.
(c) Oiler.
(d) Red.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what part of AA does Bobby's lunch date have trouble with?
(a) The making amends thing.
(b) The God thing.
(c) The honesty thing.
(d) Introducing herself as an alcoholic.

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, where does Oiler's sister live?
(a) Des Moines, Iowa.
(b) Louisville, Kentucky.
(c) San Antonio, Texas.
(d) Prescott, Arizona.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, who lived in the room at the bar before Bobby moves in?
(a) Kragg.
(b) Lurch.
(c) Tronk.
(d) Meicks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what does Bobby realize is missing from the plane?

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 2, how does the Kid say that gets to the girl's room?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what bar does Bobby go to on Philip St.?

4. In the Italicized section of Chapter 3, in what subject does the girl get a B?

5. In the Italicized section of Chapter 3, who does the Kid say that girl starts quoting to her teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what appears in the night at the girl's window that makes her whisper Bobby's name?

2. Of the Kid's cohorts, who is the only one that the girl cares about? Why does the kid not summon her for the girl?

3. In Chapter 2, why does Bobby rent a boat and sail around the little cluster of islands off the coast of Mississippi?

4. What does Bobby find in his paternal grandmother's basement after her funeral?

5. Does Bobby find anything on his search of the cluster of islands?

6. What is Oiler going to do on his dive job in Venezuela?

7. What are Bobby and Oiler doing off the coast of Mississippi as the non-italicized section of Chapter 1 opens?

8. What part does Bobby's father play in World War II?

9. In Chapter 2, What does the Kid present to the girl?

10. After talking to Oiler about Venezuela, what does Bobby notice about his apartment?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 688 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample