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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Dick and Elsie do at Elsie's house?
(a) Go swimming.
(b) Talk and have sex.
(c) Work in the greenhouse.
(d) Paint her kitchen.

2. What does Miss Perry talk about at dinner?
(a) The upcoming holidays.
(b) Indian lore.
(c) Her next vacation.
(d) Her hip surgery.

3. Why does Dick feel so low after securing a loan to finish his boat?
(a) Miss Perry has died.
(b) He has given up his independence.
(c) Charlie has gone away to school.
(d) May has left him.

4. What happens to Elsie on board the ship?
(a) She gets seasick.
(b) She faints.
(c) She cuts herself.
(d) She catches a marlin.

5. What does Dick think about the cocaine smuggling deal?
(a) He has to sleep on it.
(b) He is up for anything that will get him money.
(c) He worries about going to prison.
(d) He thinks this is just the beginning.

6. What is a quahog?
(a) A bacteria.
(b) A tractor.
(c) A mascot.
(d) A clam.

7. What is Schuyler doing when Parker sees him the next morning?
(a) Loading a U-Haul trailer.
(b) Reading the newspaper.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Having breakfast.

8. What does Elsie tell Dick that she did last night?
(a) Went to see a new movie.
(b) Shuttled cops in her boat.
(c) Went to bed early.
(d) Got drunk.

9. Why does Dick let Charlie pick up the money when they get back to shore?
(a) He doesn't want to talk to anybody today.
(b) He hurt his leg and stays in the truck.
(c) He needs to make a phone call.
(d) He wants him to see how little is left for the crew.

10. What does Charlie show Elsie how to use on board?
(a) Life jacket.
(b) Sails.
(c) Radar.
(d) Stove.

11. Who is the main character of SPARTINA?
(a) Dave Pierce.
(b) Dick Pierce.
(c) Dick Pearson.
(d) Chick Pierce.

12. How does Charlie think about May in his mind?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Flirtatious.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Solid and dependable.

13. Where do Dick and Eddie Wormsley go to buy materials?
(a) Lowe's.
(b) Menard's.
(c) The salvage warehouse.
(d) The Home Depot.

14. What bothers Dick about Elsie?
(a) She sleeps too late.
(b) She smokes too often.
(c) She laughs too loud.
(d) She has gotten attached to him.

15. Why does Tom not go along to empty the lobster pots?
(a) May won't allow it.
(b) He has homework to do.
(c) He has baseball practice.
(d) He has plans with a friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Parker want to buy from Dick?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Miss Perry's mood in Chapter 29?

3. What do Dick and his boys put in a fifty-five gallon drum?

4. Why is Dick angry with Parker the next morning?

5. What does Elsie do that annoys Dick?

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