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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe Miss Perry's mood in Chapter 29?
(a) Dark.
(b) Low.
(c) Light.
(d) Unhappy.

2. What do Parker and Dick catch a lot of on the swordfish trip?
(a) Quahog.
(b) Crabs.
(c) Marlin.
(d) Swordfish.

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

4. What does Parker want to buy from Dick?
(a) His skiff.
(b) His acreage.
(c) His house.
(d) His cabins.

5. What is Larry shooting out on the water?
(a) Sharks.
(b) Poachers.
(c) Seagulls.
(d) Swordfish.

6. Where does Dick hide his skiff when it is spotted?
(a) In the spartina.
(b) The dock at the Neptune.
(c) Joxer's dock.
(d) At a roadside rest.

7. What has Dick left unattended lately?
(a) His boys.
(b) His lobster pots.
(c) His boat.
(d) His wife.

8. Where is Parker?
(a) Providence.
(b) New York.
(c) Portland.
(d) Boston.

9. Where is the cocaine located on the ship?
(a) The crow's nest.
(b) The engine bay.
(c) The whelks.
(d) The galley.

10. What does Parker take out of an unidentified buoy with an orange pennant?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Money.
(d) Bait.

11. Why can't Joxer buy any crabs at the moment?
(a) He is home with the flu.
(b) His refrigeration is down.
(c) His workers are on strike.
(d) His cash flow is too tight.

12. What does May encourage Charlie to do on the trip?
(a) Stay sober.
(b) Use sunscreen.
(c) Get along with people.
(d) Catch lots of lobster.

13. What objects does Dick see in Miss Perry's house that are unsettling to him?
(a) Walking sticks.
(b) Guns.
(c) Pills.
(d) Filet knives.

14. What does Elsie prepare on board?
(a) Cold drinks.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Bandages.
(d) Lures.

15. Who is the college boy who helps out on the crab dumping trip?
(a) Keith.
(b) Kevin.
(c) James.
(d) Luke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the noise of the party dies down?

2. Dick has only enough money for _______________ for his boat.

3. What are Dick's plans to get more money to continue finishing his boat?

4. Why does Dick go to Miss Perry's house in Chapter 29?

5. Who is willing to lend Dick $1,000?

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