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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who agrees with Morgan's statement about really big fish?

2. What did Eddy sneak aboard Morgan's boat with when he left for his first job for Mr. Sing?

3. Why does Johnson not use Morgan for the full chartered time?

4. What is the black man injured with while working with Morgan?

5. What is the black man's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Morgan respond to the men begging him for something at the beginning of the book?

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

6. Why does Wesley think it is silly to be bootlegging in Part 2?

7. How does Morgan describe the black man who sometimes works on his boat?

8. How is Morgan wounded by the Cubans, and what does he choose to do?

9. Why does Morgan think he and Wesley were shot at?

10. Why will Morgan not be able to make a living off of alcohol while in Havana?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters, write their main motivation throughout the book, and explain how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

How does Morgan's relationship with Simmons change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

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