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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. What does May tell Dick he should fix first after the hurricane?
(a) Their relationship.
(b) The car.
(c) The boat.
(d) Their house.

2. What appears very green to Dick as he surveys the aftermath of the hurricane?
(a) The color of the sky.
(b) The spartina.
(c) The nearby boats.
(d) The sea.

3. What does Elsie want to show Dick?
(a) A new car.
(b) Some baby sand turtles.
(c) Plans for a new house.
(d) The blue canoe.

4. What happens to Elsie on board the Spartina as she and Dick talk?
(a) She vomits.
(b) She falls asleep.
(c) She gets dizzy.
(d) She faints.

5. What news does Dick overhear Elsie tell Mary?
(a) Elsie is moving away.
(b) Elsie is going to tell May about her affair with Dick.
(c) Elsie wants to dump Dick.
(d) Elsie is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the condition of Dick's house after the storm?

2. What does the boatyard manager exclaim when he first sees Charlie's boat?

3. Who does Dick call after he learns that a hurricane is on its way?

4. According to May, what do women want in their lives?

5. Which of the following does Dick NOT battle with in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dick determine will be the new driving forces in his life?

2. How does Elsie interpret Dick's comment that they are similar to Marie and Parker?

3. What is May's response to Dick when he tells her about his affair with Elsie?

4. Explain how the author uses the technique of flashbacks in Chapter 50.

5. How does Dick feel himself becoming more like the people he used to hate?

6. Explain the three forces with which Dick battles during the hurricane.

7. Why does May ask Dick for $100?

8. How does the strain of Dick's infidelity begin to weigh on his mind?

9. What is the symbolism of the spartina and the Wedding Cake that are still intact after the hurricane?

10. How does Elsie's refusal to have sex again with Dick signal an attempt to help him break a destructive pattern?

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