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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. Who tries to cheer Morgan up after Johnson is confirmed as having fled?
(a) The black man.
(b) Joey.
(c) Frankie.
(d) Eddy.

2. What kind of fish breaks a line on the first day of Johnson's charter?
(a) A dolphin.
(b) A marlin.
(c) A barracuda.
(d) A sting ray.

3. Why does Johnson remove his harness?
(a) To have better vision.
(b) To feel more capable.
(c) To get comfortable.
(d) To show his finesse.

4. How much does Morgan offer to pay Eddy after he decides not to kill him?
(a) $40 a week.
(b) $40 a month.
(c) $40 a day.
(d) $4 a day.

5. How is Mr. Sing killed?
(a) He is drowned.
(b) He is stabbed.
(c) He is shot.
(d) His neck is snapped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Frankie paid to deliver the item that he gives to Morgan before he casts off?

2. What is the black man's name?

3. Where is Morgan at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Morgan do with Mr. Sing's dead body?

5. How much does each sack weigh that is thrown overboard at Woman Key?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adams say to Morgan when he sees him in Woman Key?

2. What word does Mrs. Gordon say she hates, and how does her husband respond to this?

3. What is different about the narration in Part 2?

4. What does Morgan consider doing when he enters the Channel with the Cubans, and why does he decide against it?

5. Who is the Communist, and how does Gordon feel about him?

6. What does Morgan tell Eddy to do after he gets his money from Sing?

7. What does Johnson do when he gets a huge marlin on his line, and how does Morgan respond to this?

8. What news does Simmons bring at the end of Part 3, and how does Morgan respond to this?

9. What does Mr. Sing hire Morgan to do?

10. How does Morgan take care of the Cuban revolutionaries?

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