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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 4, where in the basement does Bobby find what he is looking for?
(a) In floor in the north corner of the basement.
(b) In the concrete behind the stairs.
(c) In the rafters in the ceiling of the basement.
(d) In a hidden closet along the wall.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what does Bobby realize when he gets back to his apartment after talking to Oiler?
(a) That he needs to return what he borrowed from Lou.
(b) That he forgot to tell something to Oiler.
(c) He forgot his dive gear at the operations office.
(d) That some guys have broken into his apartment and searched through his things.

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 italicized section of Chapter 2, at what age does the girl say that her hallucinations started?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, where does Bobby move to after moving out of his apartment?

2. 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?

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, why does the Kid say that he came first without his cohorts?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what part of Oiler's life does Bobby want Oiler to tell him about?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the bathless one and what does he do?

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

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

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

7. Who does the hunter find on his walk through the woods?

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

9. How does the Kid talk? What is the reader's impression of the Kid from the ways he talks and the language that he uses.

10. What is peculiar about this downed plane?

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