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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. Where does Bobby put the painting Thomas gives him?
(a) In his boat.
(b) In the bar.
(c) In his house.
(d) In his store.

2. Where does Roger plan to go when the boys leave?
(a) France with his family.
(b) Thomas' ranch in the U.S.
(c) A friend's apartment in New York.
(d) A hotel in London.

3. How many bodies does Thomas' crew find at the massacre sight?
(a) 10.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

4. What are Thomas' crew pretending to do as they search for the Germans?
(a) Tour the area.
(b) Conduct science experiments.
(c) Be lost.
(d) Be German soldiers.

5. What does Thomas try to do while Ara searches the island?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Concentrate.
(c) Calm down.
(d) Eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roger want to start his good book with?

2. What does Bobby say about Thomas and Roger as they discuss the swordfish?

3. How many paintings does Thomas choose to create about the swordfish?

4. What does Thomas paint by Bobby's suggestion?

5. Who spends most of the night fighting after the fish gets away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Thomas interrogates the dying German soldier?

2. What do Thomas and his crew find on an island in Chapter I?

3. What does Audrey come to Thomas' house to do, and where does she first hear about Thomas?

4. What does Thomas plan to do after he hears about Andrew and David's deaths?

5. What does Thomas dream about when he sleeps on the beach, and what happens when he wakes up?

6. What does Thomas do when he runs into his first wife in Cuba?

7. What does Thomas paint for Bobby and where does he put it?

8. What happens when the prank is pulled on the yachtsmen?

9. What happens when one of the yachtsmen sees the picture Thomas painted for Bobby?

10. What does Thomas plan to paint about the swordfish experience?

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