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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thomas plan to do when his boys leave after the visit?
(a) Try and reconcile with one of his ex-wives.
(b) Find a roommate.
(c) Move back to France.
(d) Work on his paintings.

2. Who shoots a flare gun on the dock?
(a) Frank.
(b) Harry.
(c) Fred.
(d) Hank.

3. Where does Roger leave his girlfriend when he breaks up with her?
(a) At a restaurant.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) On a train.
(d) At an amusement park.

4. What weapon does the yachtsman use against the man who beat him?
(a) Rifle.
(b) Flare gun.
(c) Shotgun.
(d) Pistol.

5. What does the boy in the bar tell Thomas he saw a yachtsman doing?
(a) Cheating on his wife.
(b) Beating his wife.
(c) Dealing drugs.
(d) Throwing things out a window.

6. Why does Roger choose to do what he does the morning after Queen Mary's birthday?
(a) He has to leave the next day.
(b) His right hand is hurting.
(c) He feels guilty about what he did the night before.
(d) He is worried about Thomas.

7. What does Thomas like to build his fires out of?
(a) Green pines.
(b) Lumber.
(c) Driftwood.
(d) Bamboo.

8. Who does Thomas take out on the boat with his boys the second day his boys are in town?
(a) Louis.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Roger.
(d) Johnny.

9. How big is the fish that takes David's bait in the gulf stream?
(a) 1,000 pounds.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 250 pounds.
(d) 500 pounds.

10. What kills Tom's pet pigeon?
(a) His cat.
(b) A dog.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Another pigeon.

11. Where is the island Thomas lives on at the beginning of the book?
(a) Off the coast of Florida.
(b) Near Tonga.
(c) Off the coast of Tahiti.
(d) Along the Hawaiian Sandwich islands.

12. What is the name of the owner of the bar on the island?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Billy.

13. What does Thomas plan to do when he takes his boys out on the boat for the first time?
(a) Paint.
(b) Cruise.
(c) Take pictures.
(d) Goggle Fish.

14. What is the name of Thomas' cook?
(a) Penny.
(b) Annie.
(c) Andy.
(d) Eddy.

15. What do Thomas and the boys have for dinner after the shark is killed?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Fresh fish.
(d) Shark soup.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who talks back to the man who complains about the flare gun being shot?

2. Who coaches David in catching his fish?

3. How is Thomas feeling about having his boys with him after the shark incident?

4. What is the name of Thomas' second oldest son?

5. What is happening to the man Thomas sees on the highway in Chapter III?

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