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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Ike, Mike, and Greer catch any fish?
(a) They've had too much to drink.
(b) There are no fish.
(c) They're not paying attention.
(d) They don't know how to use the equipment.

2. Who does Ike hate?
(a) Nick.
(b) Greer.
(c) Steubins.
(d) Alice.

3. What happens to Ike in the van?
(a) He crashes the van.
(b) He falls asleep.
(c) Shoola kisses him.
(d) Kids steal his wallet.

4. Why is the movie production stalled?
(a) Two sea lions are fighting.
(b) The director has been kidnapped.
(c) Several cameras have gone missing.
(d) The actors are on strike.

5. Shoola and the sea lion first begin to connect through _____.
(a) Dislike of the trainer.
(b) Jokes.
(c) Eye contact.
(d) Music.

6. What facade does Mike find over his house?
(a) Longhouse.
(b) Sun.
(c) Lighthouse.
(d) Tree.

7. What do Mike and Steubins bond over?
(a) Horror stories.
(b) Billiards and absinthe.
(c) Stories of women.
(d) Beer and cards.

8. After the town meeting, what does Alice realize she shouldn't have done?
(a) Taken the movie job.
(b) Put Nick in foster care.
(c) Developed feelings for Ike.
(d) Gotten so angry with Mike.

9. After Shoola leaves, what does the sea lion want?
(a) Shoola.
(b) His cage.
(c) Food.
(d) To go home.

10. Who else is with Alice, Shoola, and Ike when they leave Mike and Willi at the dock?
(a) Nick.
(b) Shoola's little sisters.
(c) Ike's dog.
(d) Another actor.

11. How does Shoola feel about the sea lion when they first meet?
(a) She loves him.
(b) She's indifferent.
(c) She thinks he's scary.
(d) She runs away.

12. Why does the actress insist on being called "Shoola"?
(a) She's a method actor.
(b) She thinks she is Shoola.
(c) It's her name.
(d) The director told her to.

13. Who is Nick's father?
(a) Ike.
(b) Alice's father.
(c) A stranger.
(d) Greer.

14. Who disappears in Chapter 15?
(a) Marley.
(b) Nick.
(c) Omar Loop.
(d) Mike.

15. What has happened to the town since Ike's been gone?
(a) It's dirtier.
(b) It's been transformed.
(c) There are more shops.
(d) It's the same.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the group of young people say to Ike?

2. In jail, Ike exposed a warden for drinking ______.

3. Ike misunderstands Shoola and thinks she is offering him _______.

4. What do Ike, Mike, and Greer have on the boat?

5. Alice and Willi's meeting is _______.

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