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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. Which of the following does Thomas not avoid on the ship?
(a) Fighting
(b) Socializing
(c) Poker games
(d) Visiting the port cities

2. Which of the following is not one of the reasons Billy gives for his current unhappiness?
(a) Colin's death
(b) He is failing in his classes
(c) He does not fit in at the school
(d) His father's drinking habits

3. What is the name of Gretchen's new husband?
(a) Clive
(b) Charles
(c) Connor
(d) Colin

4. Why does Thomas fly to New York in Part 4, Chapter 7?
(a) To go shopping
(b) To get married
(c) To have eye surgery
(d) To attend a funeral

5. What does Jean say when Rudolph asks her to marry him?
(a) No
(b) She'll think about it
(c) Yes
(d) Someone else has also proposed to her

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Calderwood accuse Rudolph of?

2. Where does Rudolph keep an apartment?

3. Why is Thomas intent on making a living at sea?

4. Where do Rudolph and Jean go on their honeymoon?

5. Where was the match that essentially ended Thomas' career?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Thomas' wedding to Kate?

2. What are the two most important factors in Virginia Calderwood's overt flirtations with Rudolph?

3. How does Rudolph' help for Professor Denton come full circle from many years ago?

4. How does Thomas reconnect with his son?

5. What are the two main reasons Thomas' reconnection with his mother is so important?

6. What is the sad irony of Mary's life right now?

7. Explain how Thomas' selflessness in protecting Jean shows him to be the most fully evolved character in the book.

8. How does the author fill in plot and character development between chapters?

9. What does Gretchen ask Rudolph to do in order to help her son in spite of the fact that she and Rudolph have had a strained relationship for a year?

10. What is the reason Thomas must run away and get a job on a ship?

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