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

2. 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 speed boat.
(d) To secure a sunken Tug boat.

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, why does the kid say that the girls needs to keep up her strength?
(a) She needs her strength to solve the mystery of her family?
(b) She needs her strength to wrest the secrets of creation from the gods.
(c) She needs her strength to write more award winning poetry.
(d) She needs her strength to go dancing with Bobby.

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, What is Bobby's lunch date's realization that they have in the middle of the night?
(a) There is no God and I am she.
(b) There are many Gods and they do not care about humans.
(c) There is one God and God is perfect.
(d) There is a God and he is ancient.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, who does Bobby go downriver with?

2. 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?

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

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what does Bobby think is odd that is missing from the morning newspaper?

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 2, at what age does the girl say that her hallucinations started?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Bobby that ends his time racing cars?

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

4. What does Oiler say that he regrets the most about his time in Vietnam?

5. How does the fire start in Bianca's apartment?

6. How does the Kid feel about almost all the acts that he brings up? How does he generally end them that gives a clue as to how he feels?

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

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

9. What is Oiler's attitude about his time in Vietnam?

10. What does Debussy say that she wants in regard to gender?

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