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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Parker tell Dick to bring along on the trip to dump their crab catch?

3. Why does Dick let Charlie pick up the money when they get back to shore?

4. How much money does Dick want Joxer to loan him?

5. Why is Dick upset with his sons after they return from fishing on his birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Dick's thoughts as he begins to understand the complications of the drug smuggling situation with Parker.

2. What is the premise of SPARTINA?

3. How does Dick's attraction to Elsie begin?

4. What are the differences between how May and Elsie view Dick's boat project?

5. What is revealed about Dick's leadership skills on the documentary trip?

6. How does Joxer's bad luck change the immediate future for more than himself?

7. Describe Dick's experience when he goes to Miss Perry's house to thank her for the loan.

8. What does Parker's cunning behavior begin to signify?

9. What are the two viable options for funding for Dick's boat at this point?

10. How does the author show the vulnerable side of Elsie's normally strong personality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Dick. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Parker. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

Striving takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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